| 单词 | penetrate |
| 释义 | pen·e·trate transitive verb 1. a. (1) < this route … penetrates the leading resort and lake areas — American Guide Series: Minnesota > (2) < nails … of sufficient length to pass through the insulation and penetrate the roof boards at least 3/4 of an inch — P.D.Close > < it required a long time for an idea to penetrate the heads of this stubborn people — V.G.Heiser > : pierce < the salt rain driven by the wind penetrates the thickest coat — Richard Jefferies > < a smooth voice that penetrated the mighty vibrations of the falls — C.G.D.Roberts > < the doctor's words of encouragement finally penetrated my despair — Herbert King > (3) < an apartment I now penetrated for the first time — Osbert Lancaster > < youngsters under 21 who, 10 years ago, could never have penetrated the underworld circles where they now circulate freely — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > b. < their keen eyes can penetrate the water to a depth of … forty feet — L.K.Porritt > c. 2. a. < a scientific secret which will eventually be penetrated by other countries — Vera M. Dean > : perceive or recognize the precise nature of < penetrate his disguise and expose his true identity > : understand, fathom < the seer who penetrates the underlying principles of men and things — C.H.Grandgent > b. < men may still be penetrated with awe by the divine righteousness — R.W.Dale > 3. a. < the cold began to penetrate his bones — E.K.Gann > < corruption penetrated … the country's mercantile class — T.E.Ennis > : infiltrate < the Communist plan to penetrate political parties and unions > b. < choose a fitting action, penetrate yourself with the feeling of its situations — Matthew Arnold > intransitive verb 1. a. (1) < fishes … which enter tidal rivers and penetrate almost to fresh water — J.L.B.Smith > < fjords … penetrate more than 300 kilometers inland — Valter Schytt > < an acid that penetrates into the tissues > < time for the news to penetrate to all the distant country places — Mary Austin > (2) < penetrated … beyond the Rhine, the Alps, and the Pyrenees — Alfred Cobban > < circumnavigated the southern ice region …, penetrating beyond lat. 67 S. — Encyc. Americana > (3) < women who penetrate to the upper levels of the bureaucracy > < secret Communist agents had penetrated into high government circles — T.R.Fyvel > b. < strained his eyes to penetrate beyond the thick cloud of dust > < a telescope that penetrates to the remote parts of the universe > < insight that penetrates to the very heart of some … problem — W.F.Hambly > 2. < the suggestion might penetrate deeply enough … to make her a good deal more wary — H.A.Overstreet > Synonyms: see enter, permeate |
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