penetrate

英 [ˈpenətreɪt]

美 [ˈpenətreɪt]

v.  穿过; 进入; 渗透，打入(组织、团体等); 看透; 透过…看见

过去分词：penetrated　过去式：penetrated　第三人称单数：penetrates　现在分词：penetrating　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5036 / COCA.5392

牛津词典

verb

• 穿过；进入
  to go into or through sth
  1. The knife had penetrated his chest.
     刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
  2. The sun's radiation penetrates the skin.
     太阳的辐射能透进皮肤。
  3. 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。
  4. These fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs.
     这些微小的尘埃可深深地吸入肺部。
• 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
  1. They had penetrated airport security.
     他们已打入机场保安组织。
  2. The party has been penetrated by extremists.
     极端分子已经打入了这个党。
  3. 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。
  4. The troops had penetrated deep into enemy lines.
     部队已经深入敌军防线。
• 看透；透过…看见
  to see or show a way into or through sth
  1. Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness.
     我们的眼睛在黑暗中什么也看不见。
  2. The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.
     手电筒勉强照见那幽暗处。
• 洞察；发现；揭示
  to understand or discover sth that is difficult to understand or is hidden
  1. Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries.
     科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。
• 被领悟；被理解
  to be understood or realized by sb
  1. I was at the door before his words penetrated.
     我走到门口才听懂了他说的话。
  2. 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。
• （以阴茎）插入
  to put the penis into the vagina or anus of a sexual partner

柯林斯词典

• VERB 渗入；进入；穿过；穿透
  If something or someonepenetratesa physical object or an area, they succeed in getting into it or passing through it.
  1. X-rays can penetrate many objects...
     X射线能够穿透很多物体。
  2. 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。
• VERB 进入；跻身
  If someonepenetratesan organization, a group, or a profession, they succeed in entering it although it is difficult to do so.
  1. ...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
  2. The drugs industry is complex and hard to penetrate.
     医药行业非常复杂，很难进入。
• VERB 打入，渗透（敌人或竞争对手内部）
  If someonepenetratesan enemy group or a rival organization, they succeed in joining it in order to get information or cause trouble.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 进入，打入（市场或地区）
  If a company or countrypenetratesa market or area, they succeed in selling their products there.
  1. 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。
• VERB 了解；洞察；领悟
  If youpenetratesomething that is difficult to understand, you succeed in understanding it.
  1. ...long answers that were often difficult to penetrate.
     往往难以理解的冗长回答

英英释义

verb

• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
  1. It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
  2. she was penetrated with sorrow
  Synonym:clickget throughdawncome homeget acrosssink infall into place
• come to understand
  Synonym:fathombottom
• pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  1. The bullet penetrated her chest
  Synonym:perforate
• spread or diffuse through
  1. An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
  2. music penetrated the entire building
  3. His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
  Synonym:permeatepervadeinterpenetratediffuseimbueriddle
• insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
  1. Did the molester penetrate the child?
• make one's way deeper into or through
  1. The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest
• enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
  1. The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
  Synonym:infiltrate

双语例句

• He tried to penetrate the layers of bureaucracy.
  他设法打通了层层官僚关节。
• I can tell you this, European armor will be very, very hard to penetrate.
  我可以告诉你，欧洲的护甲非常、非常的难以穿透。
• Penetrate the phenomena of things to study their essence.
  透过事物现象研究其本质。
• She could always penetrate what I was thinking.
  她总能看透我的心思。
• We shall need a strong light to penetrate through this mist.
  我们必须要用强光来穿透这层薄雾。
• 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。
• If your ideas are sharp, you can penetrate the minds of other people.
  想象一下，如果你的主意“尖利”，那么一定能刺入他人脑海。
• Oh, I get it! Microwave ovens emit very-high-frequency radio waves which penetrate the food instantly.
  喔，我懂了！微波炉会发出很高频率的无线电波，立即穿透食物。
• But with cunning and wits, you can penetrate his defenses and claim victory for yourself.
  但与狡诈，斗智斗勇，您可以穿透他的防御和索赔的胜利为自己。
• That can penetrate the darkness of where she's been.
  能够穿透黑暗到达她现在所处的深渊。