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absorbed (B2)

カタカナ: アブゾーブド

IPA: /əbˈzɔːrbd/

Having one's attention fully occupied or taken up by something.

意味: 何かに注意が完全に奪われ、夢中になっている状態。

The scientist was completely absorbed in the complex data analysis. — The scientist was completely absorbed in the complex data analysis.
The children were so absorbed in their game that they forgot to eat dinner. — The children were so absorbed in their game that they forgot to eat dinner.

Japanese translations of Absorbed:

absorbed in (prepositional phrase): deeply focused on a specific activity or thought — "She was so absorbed in her work that she missed the deadline."
be absorbed by (prepositional phrase): to be taken over or integrated by something else — "The small village was eventually absorbed by the growing city."