absorb v. /concentrate v.
absorb原义为“吸收”，引申词义为“吸引(注意力，精力等)”，常用于be absorbed in sth. 表示“被……吸引住，专注于”;concentrate的意思是“集中精神，全神贯注，聚精会神”，多与on或upon连用。
例：The picture absorbed my attention.
我被这幅画迷住了。
He found his brother absorbed in the watching of the match.
他发现弟弟在聚精会神地看比赛。
She tried to concentrate on her work in the university.
她试图专心致志地在大学里工作。