penetrate
penetrate
verb
penetrability
noun
penetrable
adjective
语源
verb
- [with obj.]succeed in forcing a way into or through (a thing)
刺入，戳入；刺穿，穿透
the shrapnel had penetrated his head and chest.
那块弹片穿透了他的头和胸膛。
[no obj.]tunnels that penetrate deep into the earth's core.
深入到地心的隧道。
■(of a man) insert the penis into the vagina or anus of (a sexual partner)
把阴茎插入（性伴侣的）阴道（或肛门）
■infiltrate (an enemy group or rival organization) in order to spy on it
为刺探而打入，渗入（敌人或对手的组织）
M15 had been penetrated by Russian intelligence.
M15已经被俄罗斯情报机构给渗透了。
■(of a company) begin to sell its products in (a particular market or area)
（公司产品）打进，打入（某市场或地区）
Honda have succeeded in penetrating Western motorcycle markets.
本田已经成功地打进西方摩托车市场。
■succeed in understanding or gaining insight into (something complex or mysterious)
洞察，了解（复杂或神秘事情）
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。
■[no obj.]be fully understood or realized by someone
被某人完全理解（或意识到）
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。
penetrability
noun
penetrable
adjective
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin penetrat- 'placed or gone into', from the verb penetrare; related to penitus 'inner'
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