penetratepen•e•trate /'penɪtreɪt/

vt

1. 刺入；刺穿，穿透

• A bullet penetrated his chest. 一颗子弹穿过了他的胸膛。

2. 渗入；透过

• She felt the cold penetrated her bones. 她觉得寒气刺骨。

3. 深入，打入

• They are hoping to penetrate the American market with their latest products. 他们希望他们的最新产品能打入美国市场。

4. 透过…看见；看穿；识破

• Her eyes couldn't penetrate the gloom. 她的眼睛在黑暗里看不见。

• penetrate the disguise 识破伪装

5. 洞察，了解

• Science endeavors to penetrate the mysteries of nature. 科学力求去洞察自然的奥秘。

vi

1. 刺入；刺穿，穿透

• The arrow penetrated through the target. 箭射穿靶子。

2. 渗入；透过；弥漫

• The rain penetrated through her coat. 雨水渗过她的外套。

3. 延伸；打进

• He had never penetrated into high society. 他从来不曾踏入上流社会。

4. 看穿；识破

5. 了解，洞察

• I explained the problem to him several times， but it didn't seem to penetrate. 那个问题我向他解释了多次，但他似乎仍不理解。

–penetration n U –penetrable adj –penetrability /ˌpenɪtrə'bɪlɪtɪ/ n U