imbibe

动词 imbibe:

1. take in, also metaphorically
   同义词：absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
2. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
   同义词：assimilate
3. take in liquids
   同义词：drink
4. receive into the mind and retain

1. I always imbibe fresh air in the woods.
   我经常在树林里呼吸新鲜空气。
2. Are you imbibing?
   你正在喝酒吗?

im.bibe

v.（动词）
im.bibed,im.bib.ing,im.bibes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To drink.
喝
To absorb or take in as if by drinking:
吸收：象用喝一样地吸收或吸进：
例句：
.The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore.(Henry David Thoreau)
.整个身体…用每个毛孔吸收着快乐.(亨利·戴维·梭罗)

To receive and absorb into the mind:
吸收，摄取：接收或吸收到脑中：
例句：
.Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans.(Philip Magnus)
.格兰特斯通…对美国人已有了很强的偏见.(菲利普·马格努)

Obsolete To permeate; saturate.
【废语】 渗透；使浸透
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To drink alcoholic beverages.
饮：喝酒精饮料

来源：
Middle English embiben [to soak up, saturate]
中古英语 embiben [吸收，渗透]
from Latin imbibere [to drink in, imbibe]
源自 拉丁语 imbibere [喝进，吸入]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在…里面] *参见 in-2
bibere [to drink] * see pô(i)-
bibere [喝] *参见 pô(i)-

【引伸】
imbib.er
n.（名词）