penetrate

verb

/ˈpenətreɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they penetrate	/ˈpenətreɪt/ /ˈpenətreɪt/
he / she / it penetrates	/ˈpenətreɪts/ /ˈpenətreɪts/
past simple penetrated	/ˈpenətreɪtɪd/ /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past participle penetrated	/ˈpenətreɪtɪd/ /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
-ing form penetrating	/ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to go into or through something穿过；进入
- penetrate something The knife had penetrated his chest.刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
- The sun's radiation penetrates the skin.太阳的辐射能透进皮肤。
- The cold seemed to penetrate his bones.寒气似乎钻进他的骨头里去了。
- (figurative) The war penetrates every area of the nation's life.战争波及全国国民生活的各个领域。
- penetrate into/through/to something These fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs.这些微小的尘埃可深深地吸入肺部。
- narrow alleys where the sun never penetrates阳光永远无法穿透的狭窄小巷
- It is not yet known how deeply the radiation has penetrated into the soil.现在还不知道辐射渗入土壤有多深。
- The dust had penetrated to all corners of the room.灰尘落满了房间的每个角落。
- The light could not penetrate through the thick curtains.光线被厚厚的窗帘挡住了。
- caves penetrating deep into the hills深入山腹的洞穴
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deep
- deeply
- far
- …
verb + penetrate
- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- into
- through
- to
- …
[transitive, intransitive] to succeed in entering or joining an organization, a group, etc. especially when this is difficult to do渗透，打入（组织、团体等）
- penetrate something They had penetrated airport security.他们已打入机场保安组织。
- The party has been penetrated by extremists.极端分子已经打入了这个党。
- This year the company has been trying to penetrate new markets (= to start selling their products there).今年这家公司一直试图打入新市场。
- These so-called secret societies were easily penetrated by intelligence agents.这些所谓的秘密社团很容易就被情报人员渗透进去了。
- penetrate into something The troops had penetrated deep into enemy lines.部队已经深入敌军防线。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deep
- deeply
- far
- …
verb + penetrate
- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- into
- through
- to
- …
[transitive] penetrate something to see or show a way into or through something看透；透过…看见
- Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness.我们的眼睛在黑暗中什么也看不见。
- The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.手电筒勉强照见那幽暗处。
- The sunlight barely penetrated the inner room.阳光几乎照不到里面的房间。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deep
- deeply
- far
- …
verb + penetrate
- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- into
- through
- to
- …
[transitive] penetrate something to understand or discover something that is difficult to understand or is hidden洞察；发现；揭示
- Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries.科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。
- a style that is difficult to penetrate难以渗透的风格
- No one could penetrate the meaning of the inscription.没有人能理解碑文的含义。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deep
- deeply
- far
- …
verb + penetrate
- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- into
- through
- to
- …
[intransitive, transitive] to be understood or realized by somebody被领悟；被理解
- I was at the door before his words penetrated.我走到门口才听懂了他说的话。
- penetrate something None of my advice seems to have penetrated his thick skull (= he has not listened to any of it).他那木脑袋似乎一点也听不进我的忠告。
- The news slowly penetrated his consciousness.他慢慢得知了这个消息。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deep
- deeply
- far
- …
verb + penetrate
- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
- …
preposition
- into
- through
- to
- …
[transitive] penetrate somebody/something (of a man男人) to put the penis into the vagina or anus of a sexual partner（以阴茎）插入

词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin penetrat- ‘placed or gone into’, from the verb penetrare; related to penitus ‘inner’.