penetrate
美 ['penə.treɪt]
英 ['penə.treɪt]
- v.渗透；进入；穿过；看透
- 网络穿透；渗入；看穿
过去分词：penetrated 现在分词：penetrating 第三人称单数：penetrates
penetrate
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1. | [t][i] 穿过；进入to go into or through sth |
The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。 | |
The sun's radiation penetrates the skin. 太阳的辐射能透进皮肤。 | |
The war penetrates every area of the nation's life. 战争波及全国国民生活的各个领域。 | |
These fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs. 这些微小的尘埃可深深地吸入肺部。 |
2. | [t][i] 渗透，打入（组织、团体等）to succeed in entering or joining an organization, a group, etc. especially when this is difficult to do |
They had penetrated airport security. 他们已打入机场保安组织。 | |
The party has been penetrated by extremists. 极端分子已经打入了这个党。 | |
This year the company has been trying to penetrate new markets(= to start selling their products there) . 今年这家公司一直试图打入新市场。 | |
The troops had penetrated deep into enemy lines. 部队已经深入敌军防线。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 看透；透过…看见to see or show a way into or through sth |
Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness. 我们的眼睛在黑暗中什么也看不见。 | |
The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom. 手电筒勉强照见那幽暗处。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth 洞察；发现；揭示to understand or discover sth that is difficult to understand or is hidden |
Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries. 科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。 |
5. | [i][t] 被领悟；被理解to be understood or realized by sb |
I was at the door before his words penetrated. 我走到门口才听懂了他说的话。 | |
None of my advice seems to have penetrated his thick skull(= he has not listened to any of it) . 他那木脑袋似乎一点也听不进我的忠告。 |
6. | [t] ~ sb/sth （以阴茎）插入to put the penis into the vagina or anus of a sexual partner |