penetrate
penetrate 英 [ˈpenɪtreɪt] 美 [ˈpɛnɪˌtret]
v. 渗透；穿透；洞穿
进行时:penetrating 过去式:penetrated 过去分词:penetrated 第三人称单数:penetrates
- To penetrate is to force into or pierce through. If the fog is thick as pea soup, your flashlight won’t penetrate it. If you stubbornly ignore good advice, people might say nothing can penetrate that thick skull of yours.
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- v. 渗透；穿透；洞穿
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1. The knife had penetrated his chest.
刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
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2. The sun's radiation penetrates the skin.
太阳的辐射能透进皮肤。
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3. They had penetrated airport security.
他们已渗透机场保安组织。
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4. The party has been penetrated by extremists.
极端分子已经打入了这个党。
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5. The troops had penetrated deep into enemy lines.
部队已经深入敌军防线。
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6. Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness.
我们的眼睛在黑暗中什么也看不见。
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7. I was at the door before his words penetrated.
我走到门口才听懂了他说的话。
- penetrate (v.) 1520s, from Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare "to put or get into, enter into," related to penitus "within, inmost," penus "innermost part of a temple, store of food," penates "household gods." Related: Penetrated; penetrating.
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