[with obj.]break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body 消化(食物) ■understand or assimilate (new information or the significance of something) by a period of reflection (经过一段时间思考)理解(某事的重要性);吸收(新信息) ■arrange (something) in a systematic or convenient order, especially by reduction (尤指通过减少的方式系统化或便利化地)整理(某物) the computer digested your labours into a form understandable by a program. 计算机会把你的劳动成果整理成程序可以理解的形式。 ■(Chemistry)treat (a substance) with heat, enzymes, or a solvent in order to decompose it or extract essential components (化)蒸煮;(用酶、溶剂)分解,提炼
noun
a compilation or summary of material or information (材料或信息的)汇编;摘要 a digest of their findings. 他们的发现成果的汇编。 ■a periodical consisting of condensed versions of pieces of writing or news published elsewhere (作品或新闻的)文摘 ■a methodical summary of a body of laws 法规汇集 ■(the Digest)the compendium of Roman law compiled in the reign of Justinian 《学说汇纂》(查士丁尼一世统治时期编纂的罗马法律概要)
(Chemistry)a substance or mixture obtained by digestion (化)分解物,提炼物 a digest of cloned DNA. 克隆DNA的提炼物。
语源
late Middle English: from Latin digest- 'distributed, dissolved, digested', from the verb digerere, from di- 'apart' + gerere 'carry'; the noun from Latin digesta 'matters methodically arranged', from digestus 'divided', from digerere