penetrate

['penitreit]

v.渗透, 看穿, 穿透, 了解, （情报人员的）渗透

vt.

1. 穿过; 刺入; 透过

The knife penetrated his chest.

刀子穿过他的胸腔。

2. 看透; 识破

She had a wig on, but we soon penetrated her disguise.

她戴了一顶假发, 但是我们很快就识穿了她的伪装。

Not many people managed to penetrate my disguise.

没有几个人识破我的伪装。

3. 弥漫于; 扩散于; 渗透入

The aroma of fresh bread penetrated the whole house.

满屋子散发着新鲜面包的香味。

4. (感情等)深入于, 打动[H][(+with)]

The whole country is penetrated with fear.

全国一片恐惧。

5. 了解; 洞察[+wh-]

I could not penetrate the mystery.

我不能洞察这个秘密。

6. (情报人员的)渗透

The organization was penetrated and the survivors fled.

该组织遭到渗透, 幸存者已逃逸了。

vi.

1. 穿入; 刺入; 透过[(+into/through)]

The rain had penetrated through his clothes.

雨水湿透了他的衣服。

2. 看透; 识破

He strained his eyes to penetrate beyond the thick cloud of dust.

他竭力想透过尘埃看清那边的东西。

3. 弥漫; 扩散; 渗透[(+into)]

The mist penetrated into the room.

雾气渗进了室内。

4. (感情等)深入人心, 打动人心

Women's lib has not really penetrated here.

妇女解放运动在这里并未真正深入人心。

5. 【口】被了解

The new idea didn't penetrate.

那个新概念没有被弄懂。

词形变化

名词: penetrator | 动词过去式: penetrated | 动词过去分词: penetrated | 动词现在分词: penetrating | 动词第三人称单数: penetrates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.穿过; 刺入; 透过

pierce  enter  puncture  bore  perforate

vt.了解; 洞察

understand  perceive  see through  

同义参见:

permeate  pink  skin  stick  pervade  perforate  thread  

英英释义

动词 penetrate:

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

同义词：perforate

come to understand

同义词：fathom, bottom

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

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

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

同义词：infiltrate

make one's way deeper into or through

insert the penis into the vagina or anus of

spread or diffuse through

同义词：permeate, pervade, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle

短语词组

be penetrated with

1. 弥漫着; 渗透着

The whole area was penetrated with terror.

整个地区弥漫着恐怖的气氛。

补充

penetratepenetrate英:[ˈpenitreit] 美:[ˈpɛnɪˌtret]vt. & vi.1.穿过, 刺入, 渗入The knife penetrated his finger.刀子刺入他的手指。Water penetrated the room.水渗入房间里。2.了解She could penetrate what I was thinking.她了解我在想什么。I heard what you said, but it didn't penetrate.你的话我听见了, 但是没有听懂。vt.1.看穿He penetrated our thoughts.他看穿了我们的心思。The spy's disguise was soon penetrated.间谍的伪装不久便被识破了。

例句

1. Noise penetrated the room despite the efforts to soundproof it.尽管有隔音设备, 噪音还是传进了房间里。 2. This was the territory of enemies, penetrated only for the purposes of trade and war.这是敌人的领土, 只有在进行贸易或发动战争时才能进入。 3. They shot anyone trying to penetrate the area.任何试图强行进入该地区的人都会被他们枪击。 4. The army was one of the few institutions that the secret police did not manage to penetrate.军队是秘密警察未能设法渗入的为数不多的机构之一。 5. the continuing failure of women to penetrate the higher levels of engineering女性一直未能跻身工程领域的更高层 6. The CIA had requested help to penetrate a drugs ring.美国中央情报局已经请求帮助他们打进一个贩毒团伙内部。 7. The sun was not yet high enough to penetrate the thick foliage overhead.太阳升得不够高, 阳光还不能透过头顶上方层层叠叠的树叶照射下来。 8. She could still feel the chill penetrating her bones.她还能感觉到那种刺骨的寒冷。 9. X-rays can penetrate many objects.X射线能够穿透许多物体。 10. His weak eyes were unable to penetrate the darkness.他视力差, 在黑暗中看不清。 11. I have never penetrated a woman in my life.我一生从未与女人做过爱。 12. The drugs industry is complex and hard to penetrate.制药业十分复杂, 很难摸透。 13. long answers that were often difficult to penetrate往往令人不得要领的长篇回答 14. The sensors measure how far the bomb has penetrated through a bunker.传感器测量出炸弹穿透掩体有多深。 15. The plane penetrated at the first floor.飞机撞入二楼。 16. Some ultraviolet rays will penetrate through the cloud.有些紫外线将穿透云层。 17. The dust seems to penetrate through everything.灰尘好像能进到任何东西里去。 18. The water couldn't penetrate.水渗不进去。 19. These ideas had penetrated deep into my mind.这些观念已经深入到我的思想中。 20. At first the news didn't quite penetrate.开始时, 人们搞不太清楚这个消息是什么意思。 21. The nail easily penetrated the soft wood.钉子很容易地就穿透了软木材。 22. The knife penetrated enemy's stomach.刀子刺穿了敌人的肚子。 23. The foul odor penetrated the entire house.难闻的臭气弥漫于整个房间。 24. The army penetrated the territory of enemy.部队进入敌人领土。 25. The heavy rain has penetrated the roof of my house.大雨渗透了我家的房顶。 26. This employee has penetrated his boss' s meaning.这位雇员已经看穿了他老板的意思。 27. penetrated with discontent深为不满 28. Were you able to penetrate the author's symbolism?你能理解作者的象征主义吗? 29. The nail will not penetrate.这枚钉子钉不进去。 30. The bayonet penetrates through the target.刺刀戳入靶子。 31. He has penetrated into high society.他已经踏进上层社会。 32. insight that penetrates to the very heart of the problem看穿问题的洞察力 33. Rain has penetrated right through his coat.雨水湿透了他的衣衫。 34. Her voice doesn't penetrate.她的声音不太响亮。 35. Women's movement has not really penetrated here.妇女运动在这里还没有真正深入人心。 36. I heard what he said, but it didn't penetrate.我听他所言，但不明白说些什么。 37. the shrapnel had penetrated his head and chest.那块弹片穿透了他的头和胸膛。 38. [no obj.]tunnels that penetrate deep into the earth's core.深入到地心的隧道。 39. M15 had been penetrated by Russian intelligence.M15已经被俄罗斯情报机构给渗透了。 40. Honda have succeeded in penetrating Western motorcycle markets.本田已经成功地打进西方摩托车市场。 41. a magician who seemed to have penetrated the mysteries of nature.一位好像已经洞察自然界秘密的魔术师。 42. as his words penetrated, she saw a mental picture of him with Dawn.由于理解了他的话，她和道恩明白了他在想什么。 43. The knife penetrated ten centimetres into his chest.刀子刺入他的胸膛达十厘米深。 44. Scientists have still not penetrated the workings of the brain.科学家仍没有搞清大脑的运作机理。 45. I was back at home when the meaning of her words finally penetrated.我回到家后，她话的意思我总算明白。 46. These bullets can penetrate armor.这些子弹能穿透盔甲。 47. radiation penetrating the Earth's atmosphere穿过地球大气层的辐射 48. The bullet failed to penetrate.子弹没能穿透。 49. The heat penetrated through the wall.热量穿过了墙体。 50. The roots of these plants have been known to penetrate to a depth of more than 15 feet.人们已知这些植物的根可扎到超过15英尺深的地下。 51. Our eyes were unable to penetrate the darkness. [=we were unable to see through the darkness]过去我们在黑暗中看不见东西。 52. My car's headlights couldn't penetrate the dense fog.我的汽车前灯灯光不能穿透浓雾。 53. They were unable to penetrate his disguise. [=to see or realize who he really was behind his disguise]他们未能识破他的伪装。 54. The movie is about foreign agents who penetrate [=infiltrate] the CIA.这部影片讲的是外国特工打入美国中央情报局的故事。 55. The company is trying to penetrate [=sell its products in] the U.S. market.公司正竭力打入美国市场。 56. scientists trying to penetrate the secrets hidden in our genes力图了解人类基因奥秘的科学家们 57. attempting to penetrate the mysteries of human nature试图了解人性的奥秘 58. The truth had not yet penetrated my consciousness. [=I had not yet realized the truth]我当时还不了解真相。 59. The truth had not yet penetrated.真相尚未大白。