osmosis
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Osmosis is the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant. 滲透[技術(shù)]
...the processes of diffusion and osmosis. ...擴(kuò)散與滲透過(guò)程。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you say that people influence each other by osmosis, or that skills are gained by osmosis, you mean that this is done gradually and without any obvious effort. 潛移默化; 耳濡目染[正式] [usu 'by/through' N]
She allowed her life to be absorbed by his, taking on as if by osmosis his likes and dislikes. 她讓自己融入他的生活，好像是潛移默化地養(yǎng)成和他相同的好惡。
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osmosis /?z?m??s?s, ?s-/
劍橋詞典
osmosis noun [U] (LIQUID)
biology specializedthe process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the body or the plant to another through a membrane (= cell covering )
滲透（作用）
Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis. 液體通過(guò)滲透作用流回毛細(xì)血管。
osmosis noun [U] (IDEAS)
the way in which ideas and information gradually spread between people
潛移默化，耳濡目染
The children were never taught the songs , they just listened to other children singing them and learned them by osmosis. 從來(lái)沒(méi)人教孩子們唱過(guò)這些歌曲，他們只是聽(tīng)別的孩子唱，慢慢地就學(xué)會(huì)了。
Reading is not picked up by a process of osmosis, but needs to be taught . 閱讀不是在潛移默化的過(guò)程中學(xué)會(huì)的，而是需要教授的。 返回 osmosis