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assimilate

英式英标[ə\'sɪməlet]
美式音标[ə\'sɪmɪleɪt]

vt. 吸收；使同化；把…比作；使相似

vi. 吸收；同化

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中文词源

assimilate 同化

前缀as-同ad-. 词根sem, 一，同same.

英文词源

assimilate (v.): early 15c., from Latin assimilatus "feigned, pretended, fictitious," past participle of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling" (see similar). Originally transitive (with to); intransitive use first recorded 1837. Related: Assimilated; assimilating.

中文解释

1、as- "to" + simil- "make similar" + -ate.2、含义：make like.

实用例句

1. His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities.: 他一家人试图融入白人和西班牙裔社区。

2. The Vietnamese are trying to assimilate themselves and become Americans.: 这些越南人正在努力融入美国社会，成为美国人。

3. The committee will need time to assimilate this report.: 委员会需要时间来吃透这个报告。

4. Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream.: 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦.

5. Some foreigners assimilate easily into our way of life.: 有些外国人很容易被我们的生活方式同化.

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