drink in

drink in
transitive verb
einsaugen [Luft; fig.: Schönheit]; begierig aufnehmen [Worte, Geschichten]
* * *
(to take in eagerly: They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail.) aufsaugen
* * *
drink in
vt
to \drink in in ⇆ sth etw [begierig] in sich akk aufnehmen
they paused to \drink in in the beauty of the view sie machten Halt, um den schönen Ausblick auf sich wirken zu lassen
they drank in the words of their leader sie hingen ihrem Anführer an den Lippen
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vt sep
1) (plants etc) water aufsaugen; (person) air einsaugen, einatmen; sunshine in sich (acc) aufsaugen
2) (fig) a sight, his words etc (begierig) in sich aufnehmen
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drink in v/t
1. aufsaugen
2. fig jemandes Worte etc (gierig) in sich aufnehmen, verschlingen
3. Luft etc einsaugen, einatmen
* * *
transitive verb
einsaugen [Luft; fig.: Schönheit]; begierig aufnehmen [Worte, Geschichten]

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