vt. 穿过,刺入,渗入;看穿
vi. 穿过,刺入,渗入
来源于拉丁语动词penetrare(贯穿,刺入,渗入)的过去分词penetratus.
拆分: penetr刺入 + -ate动词词尾
例:
vt.
The cold seemed to penetrate his bones. 寒气似乎透进他的骨头里去了。
These socalled 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。
The news slowly penetrated his consciousness. 他慢慢明白了这个消息。
The sunlight hardly penetrated the inner room. 阳光几乎照不到里面的房间。
penetrate the phenomena of things to study their essence 透过事物现象研究其本质
He penetrated our thoughts. 他看穿了我们的心思。
vi.
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。
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。
Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East. 西方观念逐渐传入东方。