digesting
present participle ofdigest
| 单词 | digesting |
| 释义 | digesting present participle ofdigest digest verb uk/daɪˈdʒest/us/daɪˈdʒest/digestverb(EAT)C1[IorT] tochangefoodinyourstomachintosubstancesthatyourbodycan use: Ifindthat I don't digestmeateasily. Sit still andallowyourmealto digest.
Eating
digestverb(UNDERSTAND)C1[T] toreadorhearnewinformationand take thenecessarytimetounderstandit: Thischapteris sodifficultto digest, I'll have toreadit againlater. to understand something
Understanding and comprehending
Examplesofdigestingdigesting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Unless they respond actively, they will be carried passively with thedigestinggut contents along the intestine and eventually voided in the faeces. From theCambridge English Corpus Camels are capable ofdigestinghard and thorny vegetables, but cannot digest grains of barley. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet the authors know they are asking a lot of readers, not only indigestinga mass of historical information, but also in reorienting well-settled moral perspectives. From theCambridge English Corpus It is a volume which all those interested in public finance, even those most familiar with the views of the protagonists, will find benefit in reading anddigesting. From theCambridge English Corpus Hookworm larvae also secrete aspartic protease activity that is capable ofdigestingskin macromolecules. From theCambridge English Corpus Huxley gave us his science, but he did not watch usdigestingit. From theCambridge English Corpus The proof of the pudding is in thedigesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not properlydigestingsome of the social research which has been done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from the time involved indigestingtheir implications, they impose an additional administrative burden which directs the entrepreneur's energies away from creating wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are nowdigestingthe suggestions they have made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the moment we aredigestingthe comprehensive system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of us with any experience ofdigestingdocuments would not have taken long to digest it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is going perfectly well, but it is taking a certain amount ofdigesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It must have been tough meat if his muscles were bulging with the effort ofdigestingit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has spawned several sub-initiatives, and one —perhaps the most important—is the investigation of the complex problems connected with thedigestingof data from satellites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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