| 释义 |
punc·ture
I. \ˈpəŋ(k)chə(r), -(k)sh-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin punctura, prick, puncture, from punctus (past participle of pungere to prick) + -ura -ure — more at pungent
1. : act of puncturing : perforation with something pointed
2. : a hole, slight wound, or other perforation made by puncturing
< the puncture of a hypodermic needle >
< a puncture wound made by a thorn >
specifically : an accidental perforation in a pneumatic tire
3. : a minute depression like one made by a point
< a shallow puncture on an insect's thorax >
II. verb
(punctured ; punctured ; puncturing \-chəriŋ, -sh(ə)riŋ\ ; punctures)
transitive verb
1. : to pierce with a pointed instrument or object : prick : make a puncture in
< puncture the skin with a needle >
2. : to suffer a puncture of
< punctured his new tire >
3. : to deflate or make useless or absurd as if by a puncture : destroy
< puncture one's ego >
< puncture an illusion >
< puncture a fallacy >
< puncture pretensions >
4. : to pass a spark discharge through (an insulator)
intransitive verb
: to become punctured
Synonyms: see perforate |