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penetrate

verb
/ˈpenətreɪt/
/ˈpenətreɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they penetrate
/ˈpenətreɪt/
/ˈpenətreɪt/
he / she / it penetrates
/ˈpenətreɪts/
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past simple penetrated
/ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
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past participle penetrated
/ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
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-ing form penetrating
/ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/
/ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [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
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deep
    • deeply
    • far
    verb + penetrate
    • be able to
    • can
    • be difficult to
    preposition
    • into
    • through
    • to
    See full entry
  2. [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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deep
    • deeply
    • far
    verb + penetrate
    • be able to
    • can
    • be difficult to
    preposition
    • into
    • through
    • to
    See full entry
  3. [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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deep
    • deeply
    • far
    verb + penetrate
    • be able to
    • can
    • be difficult to
    preposition
    • into
    • through
    • to
    See full entry
  4. [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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deep
    • deeply
    • far
    verb + penetrate
    • be able to
    • can
    • be difficult to
    preposition
    • into
    • through
    • to
    See full entry
  5. [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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • deep
    • deeply
    • far
    verb + penetrate
    • be able to
    • can
    • be difficult to
    preposition
    • into
    • through
    • to
    See full entry
  6. [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
  7. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin penetrat- ‘placed or gone into’, from the verb penetrare; related to penitus ‘inner’.

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