消化xiāohuà 1.食物在人或动物体内,经过物理和化学作用而变为能够溶解于水并可以被机体吸收的养料。{digest food in human or animal body; (through physical and chemical functions) turn food into water-soluble nourishment to be absorbed by the body} 2.〈比喻fig.〉理解、吸收所学的知识{understand and absorb (knowledge and learning); digest}: 一次讲得太多,学生～不了。{Students may have difficulty understanding and absorbing if they are taught too much at one time.}