di·gest/daɪ`dʒɛst; daɪˈdʒest/ v [T] 1 to change food in the stomach into a form your body can use 消化〔食物〕: Some babies can't digest cow's milk. 有些婴儿不能消化牛奶。 2 to understand new information after thinking about it carefully 领悟，理解: It took us a while to digest the news. 我们过了一会才理解这条消息的含义。