🇬🇧🇨🇳 absorbent - 吸收剂 : English Lesson

Meaning of "absorbent" ("吸收剂"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Absorbent means something can soak up lots of liquid, like a super-thirsty sponge or towel that drinks up spills and messes.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Dad said the sponge is absorbent, not alive, but it sure looked proud after cleaning the whole counter.

I dropped my ice cream, and the absorbent napkin bravely sacrificed itself to save the carpet.

Mom said my shirt is not supposed to be an absorbent napkin, but it keeps catching all my spaghetti sauce anyway.

The absorbent carpet drank my milk before I could say, “Three-second rule!”

Super absorbent materials called hydrogels can soak up hundreds of times their weight in water—basically the superhero version of your kitchen sponge.

A child drops a cup of orange juice on the kitchen floor. A dog leaps; an absorbent towel blots the spill, the towel, absorbent and quick, drinks the juice. The absorbent cloth holds a puddle; the absorbent sponge follows, catching drops. The family smiles as an absorbent napkin finishes the mess, and they laugh, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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