absorb [əbˈzɔːb] vt.吸收
【真题】
People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” ________ by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere.【2006text1】
A. launch B. launches
C. launched D. launching
【译文】
人们沉浸在 19世纪百货商店推出的“消费文化”中,这些百货商店在优雅的氛围中提供了大量商品。
【句子成分分析】

【补充详解】
be absorbed into 沉浸于;全神贯注于
department stores百货商店
vast arrays of 大量
【例题参考答案】C
【补充例句】
【真题】 During the same period, families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement income.【2007text3】
【译文】在同一时期,家庭被要求吸收(承担)更多的退休收入风险。