英语词汇“penetrate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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To penetrate is to force into or pierce through. If the fog is thick as pea soup, your flashlight won’t penetrate it. If you stubbornly ignore good advice, people might say nothing can penetrate that thick skull of yours.

We get penetrate from the Latin word penetrare, which combines penes ("within") and intrare ("to enter"). Penetrate crops up most often to describe entering or permeating. Blaring music penetrated every corner of the dorm and we wondered how anyone could study with that racket. Penetrate can also mean to decipher or understand: "Careful study allowed us to penetrate the mysteries of Pig Latin." Finally — no surprise, given its Latin roots — the word can be used to describe sexual intercourse.

WORD FAMILY

penetrate: interpenetrate, penetrable, penetrated, penetrates, penetrating, penetration, penetrative, penetrator+/impenetrability: impenetrabilities/impenetrable: impenetrability, impenetrableness, impenetrably/interpenetrate: interpenetrated, interpenetrates, interpenetrating, interpenetration/interpenetration: interpenetrations/penetrability: penetrabilities/penetrable: impenetrable, penetrability/penetrating: penetratingly/penetration: penetrations/penetrator: penetrators

USAGE EXAMPLES

The filmmaker’s questions are sensitive yet penetrating, the musician’s responses thoughtful, eloquent and pained.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016)

That means Spice can operate in darkness, and can penetrate smoke and fog.

Economist(Dec 01, 2016)

“Their success is that they have penetrated their agenda, that they have become an issue for the West. And this is exactly what happened.”

The New Yorker(Dec 01, 2016)

1v pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

The bullet penetrated her chest

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

perforate

dig into, poke into, probe

examine physically with or as if with a probe

cut

penetrate injuriously

interpenetrate, permeate

penetrate mutually or be interlocked

strike

pierce with force

break

pierce or penetrate

foray

briefly enter enemy territory

poke into

enter briefly

creep in, sneak in

enter surreptitiously

diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle

spread or diffuse through

honeycomb

penetrate thoroughly and into every part

pierce

make a hole into

pierce, thrust

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

pierce

cut or make a way through

tunnel

force a way through

filter, percolate, permeate, sink in

pass through

grain, ingrain

thoroughly work in

immerse, plunge

thrust or throw into

force, storm

take by force

ooze through

run slowly and gradually

invade

penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

spiritise, spiritize

imbue with a spirit

poke

make a hole by poking

puncture

pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

riddle

pierce with many holes

gutter

wear or cut gutters into

prick, prickle

make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

bite

penetrate or cut, as with a knife

stick

pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

stick

pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

peg

pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

break up, pick

attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

perforate, punch

make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

center punch

make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill

empale, impale, spike, transfix

pierce with a sharp stake or point

horn, tusk

stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

gore

wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

bite, prick, sting

deliver a sting to

dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

dip

plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

dip

immerse in a disinfectant solution

submerge, submerse

put under water

soak

submerge in a liquid

sheathe

plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

lance

pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

soak through, sop

be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

tap

pierce in order to draw a liquid from

infiltrate

pass into or through by filtering or permeating

infiltrate

cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into

to come or go into

2v spread or diffuse through

music penetrated the entire building

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle

spiritise, spiritize

imbue with a spirit

perforate

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

3v make one's way deeper into or through

The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest

Hyper

advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

v insert the penis into the vagina or anus of

Did the molester penetrate the child?

Hyper

enter, infix, insert, introduce

put or introduce into something

v enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

Syn|Hyper

infiltrate

fall in, get together, join

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

1v come to understand

Syn|Hyper

bottom, fathom

understand

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

2v become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

she was penetrated with sorrow

Syn

click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, get through, sink in

单词	penetrate
释义	penetrate (once / 167 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v To penetrate is to force into or pierce through. If the fog is thick as pea soup, your flashlight won’t penetrate it. If you stubbornly ignore good advice, people might say nothing can penetrate that thick skull of yours. We get penetrate from the Latin word penetrare, which combines penes ("within") and intrare ("to enter"). Penetrate crops up most often to describe entering or permeating. Blaring music penetrated every corner of the dorm and we wondered how anyone could study with that racket. Penetrate can also mean to decipher or understand: "Careful study allowed us to penetrate the mysteries of Pig Latin." Finally — no surprise, given its Latin roots — the word can be used to describe sexual intercourse. WORD FAMILY penetrate: interpenetrate, penetrable, penetrated, penetrates, penetrating, penetration, penetrative, penetrator+/impenetrability: impenetrabilities/impenetrable: impenetrability, impenetrableness, impenetrably/interpenetrate: interpenetrated, interpenetrates, interpenetrating, interpenetration/interpenetration: interpenetrations/penetrability: penetrabilities/penetrable: impenetrable, penetrability/penetrating: penetratingly/penetration: penetrations/penetrator: penetrators USAGE EXAMPLES The filmmaker’s questions are sensitive yet penetrating, the musician’s responses thoughtful, eloquent and pained. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) That means Spice can operate in darkness, and can penetrate smoke and fog. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) “Their success is that they have penetrated their agenda, that they have become an issue for the West. And this is exactly what happened.” The New Yorker(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1v pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance The bullet penetrated her chest Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper perforate dig into, poke into, probe examine physically with or as if with a probe cut penetrate injuriously interpenetrate, permeate penetrate mutually or be interlocked strike pierce with force break pierce or penetrate foray briefly enter enemy territory poke into enter briefly creep in, sneak in enter surreptitiously diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle spread or diffuse through honeycomb penetrate thoroughly and into every part pierce make a hole into pierce, thrust penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument pierce cut or make a way through tunnel force a way through filter, percolate, permeate, sink in pass through grain, ingrain thoroughly work in immerse, plunge thrust or throw into force, storm take by force ooze through run slowly and gradually invade penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way spiritise, spiritize imbue with a spirit poke make a hole by poking puncture pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into riddle pierce with many holes gutter wear or cut gutters into prick, prickle make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn bite penetrate or cut, as with a knife stick pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed stick pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument peg pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into break up, pick attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example perforate, punch make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation center punch make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill empale, impale, spike, transfix pierce with a sharp stake or point horn, tusk stab or pierce with a horn or tusk gore wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument bite, prick, sting deliver a sting to dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate dip plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container dip immerse in a disinfectant solution submerge, submerse put under water soak submerge in a liquid sheathe plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh lance pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight soak through, sop be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid tap pierce in order to draw a liquid from infiltrate pass into or through by filtering or permeating infiltrate cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into to come or go into 2v spread or diffuse through music penetrated the entire building Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle spiritise, spiritize imbue with a spirit perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 3v make one's way deeper into or through The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest Hyper advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense 2 v insert the penis into the vagina or anus of Did the molester penetrate the child? Hyper enter, infix, insert, introduce put or introduce into something 3 v enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members Syn\|Hyper infiltrate fall in, get together, join become part of; become a member of a group or organization 4 1v come to understand Syn\|Hyper bottom, fathom understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of 2v become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions she was penetrated with sorrow Syn click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, get through, sink in
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