英汉词典

penetrate 基本解释

• vt. 渗透；穿透；洞察
• vi. 渗透；刺入；看透

penetrate 词态变化

penetrate 中文词源

来自拉丁语penetrare,穿过，进入，来自penes,在里面，进入，词源同penates.-tra,比较级后缀，词源同intra-,interior.字面意思即进入，引申词义穿过，穿透，性交等。

penetrate 英文词源

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.

penetrate 英文释义

1. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance;

"The bullet penetrated her chest"

2. come to understand

3. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;

"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"

"she was penetrated with sorrow"

4. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members;

"The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

5. make one's way deeper into ar through;

"The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"

6. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of;

"Did the molester penetrate the child?"

7. spread or diffuse through;

"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"

"music penetrated the entire building"

penetrate 同义词解析

pierce, penetrate, prick, stab, thrust

这些动词均含"刺入，穿透"之意。

pierce： 多指人为地用刀刺、剑等尖锐东西刺穿或刺入某物。

penetrate： 较正式用词，可指用任何工具穿入或穿透，也可指光线、声音等透过物体。

prick： 一般指用针等刺穿。

stab： 主要指利器刺入、刺伤，如用匕首、短刀等。

thrust： 本义是使某物进入或把某物刺进或使之穿透某物，有时侧重穿透、刺入。

penetrate 双语例句

1. They are hoping to penetrate the Japanese market with their latest product.

他们希望他们的最新产品能打进日本市场.

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2. I heard what you said, but it didn't penetrate.

你的话我听见了, 但是没有听懂.

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3. She could penetrate what I was thinking.

她了解我在想什么.

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4. Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.

西方观念逐渐传入东方.

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5. The CIA had requested our help to penetrate a drugs ring operating out of Munich.

美国中央情报局已请求我们协助其打入在慕尼黑市外活动的贩毒集团。

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penetrate 实用场景例句

The knife had penetrated his chest.

刀子刺入了他的胸膛。

牛津词典

The sun's radiation penetrates the skin.

太阳的辐射能透进皮肤。

牛津词典

(figurative)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。

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These fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs.

这些微小的尘埃可深深地吸入肺部。

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They had penetrated airport security.

他们已打入机场保安组织。

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The party has been penetrated by extremists.

极端分子已经打入了这个党。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The troops had penetrated deep into enemy lines.

部队已经深入敌军防线。

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Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness.

我们的眼睛在黑暗中什么也看不见。

牛津词典

The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.

手电筒勉强照见那幽暗处。

牛津词典

Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries.

科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。

牛津词典

I was at the door before his words penetrated.

我走到门口才听懂了他说的话。

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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。

牛津词典

X-rays can penetrate many objects...

X射线能够穿透很多物体。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His men had been ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to penetrate the area.

他的部下已经接到命令，见到试图穿越该地区的人就开枪。

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...the continuing failure of women to penetrate the higher levels of engineering...

女性一直未能跻身工程领域的更高层

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The drugs industry is complex and hard to penetrate.

医药行业非常复杂，很难进入。

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The CIA had requested our help to penetrate a drugs ring operating out of Munich...

美国中央情报局已请求我们协助其打入在慕尼黑市外活动的贩毒集团。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The army was one of the few institutions the secret police were not encouraged to penetrate.

军队是不鼓励秘密警察渗入的少数机构之一。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There have been around 15 attempts from outside France to penetrate the market.

大约已经有15家外国公司试图进入法国市场。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...long answers that were often difficult to penetrate.

往往难以理解的冗长回答

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Notice that prices can briefly penetrate a trendline without breaking the trend.

请注意,价格可以快速刺穿趋势线而不会改变趋势.

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The cablestayed bridges may penetrate the complete range of span now dominated by suspension bridges.

这种斜拉桥可以进入目前悬索桥占统治地位的跨径范围.

辞典例句

The light could not penetrate where the foliage was thickest.

光无法穿透树叶最浓密的地方.

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A huge swathe of Dantewada, where no roads penetrate the forest, remains outside the government's control.

丹德瓦达地区辽阔而狭长, 森林中没有一条公路, 可谓是天高皇帝远.

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