| 单词 | penetrate |
| 释义 | penetrate (penɪtreɪt ) Word forms: penetrates , penetrating , penetrated 1. verb If something or someone penetrates a physical object or an area, they succeed in getting into it or passing through it. X-rays can penetrate many objects. [VERB noun] His men had been ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to penetrate the area. [VERB noun] penetration (penɪtreɪʃən )Word forms: uncountable noun The exterior walls are three to three and a half feet thick to prevent penetration by bombs. [+ by] ...moves designed to block enemy penetrations. Synonyms: perception, insight, wit, sharpness Synonyms: entry, entrance, inroad Synonyms: pervasion, spreading, soaking, diffusion Synonyms: piercing, entry, entrance, invasion 2. verb If someone penetrates an organization, a group, or a profession, they succeed in entering it although it is difficult to do so. ...the continuing failure of women to penetrate the higher levels of engineering. [VERB noun] They opened an office in Tokyo in an effort to penetrate the Japanese market. [VERB noun] 3. verb If someone penetrates an enemy group or a rival organization, they succeed in joining it in order to get information or cause trouble. The CIA were trying to penetrate a crime ring operating out of Munich. [VERB noun] The army was one of the few institutions the secret police were not encouraged to penetrate. [VERB noun] penetration uncountable noun ...the successful penetration of the country's intelligence service. [+ of] Synonyms: perception, insight, wit, sharpness Synonyms: entry, entrance, inroad Synonyms: pervasion, spreading, soaking, diffusion Synonyms: piercing, entry, entrance, invasion 4. verb If a company or country penetrates a market or area, they succeed in selling their products there. [business] There have been around 15 attempts from outside France to penetrate the market. [VERB noun] penetration uncountable noun ...import penetration across a broad range of heavy industries. Synonyms: perception, insight, wit, sharpness Synonyms: entry, entrance, inroad Synonyms: pervasion, spreading, soaking, diffusion Synonyms: piercing, entry, entrance, invasion 5. verb If you penetrate something that is difficult to understand, you succeed in understanding it. [formal] ...long answers that were often difficult to penetrate. [VERB noun] Synonyms: grasp, understand, work out, figure out [informal] Collocations: penetrate a cell For established methods of cryopreservation, the solute must penetrate the cell membrane in order to achieve increased viscosity and decrease freezing temperature inside the cell. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most widely practiced method involves the use of bacteria, which are able to penetrate the cell membrane of the host. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bacteria that penetrated the cells and remained alive are now released, and they are plated on solid medium plates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This mildew penetrates the cell wall and begins to absorb nutrients from the leaves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tradition holds that two snakes penetrated her cell in the last years of her life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Barrier walls are designed to allow water to be absorbed but not penetrate the wall, and include concrete and some masonry walls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At this point, electron microscopy can no longer penetrate the wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pointed ends of ookinete penetrate the wall of stomach and comes to lie below its outer epithelial layer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or, lacking the energy to penetrate a wall, it would bounce back (reflection) or in the extreme case, bury itself inside the wall (absorption). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water penetrates walls and can do serious external and internal damage. Times, Sunday Times For added goodness, heat it with a hairdryer for five minutes, or leave overnight to allow the ingredients to penetrate deeper into the cuticles. The Sun Typically, only lower-frequency pulses have been used at previous sites, as these tend to penetrate deeper into the earth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The natural mineral heat they emit helps the mud mask to penetrate deeper. Times, Sunday Times And the warm water heats the skin for the products to penetrate deeper. The Sun It can also improve the efficacy of topical products, allowing them to penetrate deeper. Times, Sunday Times The chip will be equipped with hundreds of tiny wire-like electrodes that will penetrate the brain to relay electrical impulses into its visual area. Times, Sunday Times Blood vessels that penetrate the brain first pass across the surface and then go inwards toward the brain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several others have pierced her eye sockets and penetrated her brain. Times, Sunday Times The second time, it penetrates my brain. Times, Sunday Times It penetrates the brain by an unknown mode and causes symptoms such as convulsions and intracerebral hematoma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 进入 Japanese: 突き抜ける |
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