penetrate
英 ['pen?tre?t]
美['p?n?tret]
- vt. 滲透；穿透；洞察
- vi. 滲透；刺入；看透
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?penetrates;過(guò)去式:?penetrated;過(guò)去分詞:?penetrated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?penetrating;
助記提示
1. pe(盼)+net(網(wǎng))+rate(速度)=penetrate 盼著網(wǎng)速快一點(diǎn)的滲透。
中文詞源
penetrate 穿過(guò)，穿透，性交
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)penetrare,穿過(guò)，進(jìn)入，來(lái)自penes,在里面，進(jìn)入，詞源同penates.-tra,比較級(jí)后綴，詞源同intra-,interior.字面意思即進(jìn)入，引申詞義穿過(guò)，穿透，性交等。
英文詞源
- penetrate (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare "to put or get into, enter into," related to penitus "within, inmost," penus "innermost part of a temple, store of food," penates "household gods." Related: Penetrated; penetrating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They are hoping to penetrate the Japanese market with their latest product.
- 他們希望他們的最新產(chǎn)品能打進(jìn)日本市場(chǎng).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. I heard what you said, but it didn't penetrate.
- 你的話我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了, 但是沒(méi)有聽(tīng)懂.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. She could penetrate what I was thinking.
- 她了解我在想什么.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.
- 西方觀念逐漸傳入東方.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The CIA had requested our help to penetrate a drugs ring operating out of Munich.
- 美國(guó)中央情報(bào)局已請(qǐng)求我們協(xié)助其打入在慕尼黑市外活動(dòng)的販毒集團(tuán)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句