penetrate
/ˈpenətreɪt/
v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
穿透;渗入;深入了解
释义与例句
v.
穿透;渗入;深入了解
to go into or through something, or to succeed in understanding or discovering something
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The bullet penetrated the wall and hit the floor.
子弹穿透了墙壁,打到了地板上。
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Cold rain penetrated his thin jacket and made him shiver.
冰冷的雨水渗进他薄薄的夹克,让他瑟瑟发抖。
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It took the detectives months to penetrate the criminal organization.
侦探们花了好几个月才打入那个犯罪组织内部。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
penetrate 是动词“穿透、渗入”,也可指“打入、深入了解”;注意和表示“打孔”的 perforate 区分。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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penetration 穿透;渗入;渗透名词,指穿透或深入的动作、程度。
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penetrating 穿透性的;敏锐的形容词,可修饰目光、声音、气味等,如 a penetrating gaze。
同义词
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pierce 刺穿;突破penetrate 强调进入或穿过某物体,也可指抽象地“深入了解”;pierce 多指用尖物刺穿,含义更具体、更强调刺穿的动作。The arrow pierced the target right in the centre. 箭正好刺穿了靶心。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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perforate 穿孔;打洞penetrate 是“穿透、渗入”,结果是进入或穿过某物;perforate 是“在……上打孔、穿孔”,通常指人为造成的孔洞,含义不同。The machine perforates the paper to make it easy to tear. 机器在纸上打了孔,方便撕开。
常见搭配
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penetrate into 渗入;进入The sunlight penetrated into the dark forest. 阳光穿透进了黑暗的森林。
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penetrate the market 打入市场The company hopes to penetrate the European market next year. 该公司希望明年能打入欧洲市场。
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penetrate deeply 深入穿透The roots of the old tree penetrate deeply into the soil. 这棵老树的根深深扎入土壤之中。