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词汇 penetrate
释义 penetrate
verb
uk /ˈpen.ɪ.treɪt/ us /ˈpen.ə.treɪt/

penetrateverb (MOVE INTO)


[ I or T ]
to move into or through something: 穿透;进入;渗入
Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.令人惊讶的是,子弹并未射入他的脑部。
In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.在正常的冬季里,霜会深深渗入土壤,足以杀死昆虫卵。
[ T ]
to succeed in becoming part of an organization, etc. and working within it : 成功进入(机构)成为其一部分
The organization had been penetrated by a spy.该组织渗入了一名间谍。
The company has been successful in penetrating overseas markets this year (= it has started selling its products in them).今年,该公司成功地打入了海外市场。
[ I or T ]
in sport to move the ball through an opponent's defence:
The Australians seemed able to penetrate the South African defence at will.
They contained the opposition for long periods but were unable to penetrate.
[ I or T ]
to reach or affect something: 到达;影响
These changes had not yet penetrated as far west as the mountains of Merioneth.这些变化还没有影响到西边远处的麦里昂斯山。
[ T ]
If your eyes penetrate somewhere dark, you manage to see through it: 透过…看见;看透
Our eyes couldn't penetrate the dark/the gloom of the inner cave.洞内一片黑暗/昏暗,我们什么也看不见。
[ T ]
When a person penetrates someone as a sexual act, they put their penis or another object into another person's body. (性交时)男性阴茎插入
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Crossing and moving through
bash through (something)
break
break through something
criss-cross
cross
cross from something into something
cross over
cut
ford
non-intersecting
penetrable
penetration
penetrative
percolate
rip
rip through something
scissor
straddle
transit
uncrossed

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Organizations - joining & leaving
General terms used in ball sports
Using the eyes

penetrateverb (UNDERSTAND)


[ I or T ]
to study or investigate something in order to understand it: 洞察,了解;深入研究
It's hard to penetrate her mind.了解她的内心很难。
He penetrates deeper into the artist's life in the second volume of his autobiography.他通过这位艺术家自传的第二卷对其生平作了更深入的探究。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Understanding and comprehending
appreciation for something
apprehend
apprehensible
apprehension
astutely
bear
dot
handle
keenness
keep someone up
know a hawk from a handsawidiom
know the scoreidiom
know/see where someone is coming fromidiom
speak
tease something apart
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tumble to something
tune in
understanding

penetrate | American Dictionary


penetrate
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈpen·ɪˌtreɪt/

penetrateverb[I/T] (MOVE)


to move into or through something:
[ I ]The drill isn’t sharp enough to penetrate into the rock.
[ T ]Women have begun to penetrate a lot of fields that were dominated by men for centuries.

penetrateverb[I/T] (UNDERSTAND)


to understand something, or to be understood as a result of study or investigation:
[ I ]Her writing penetrated to the heart of contemporary life.

penetration


noun[ U ]us/ˌpen·ɪˈtreɪ·ʃən/
The program’s penetration in Utah schools varies from district to district.

penetrate | Business English


penetrate
verb[ T ]
 MARKETING, COMMERCEuk /ˈpenɪtreɪt/us
to begin to sell products or services in a new area or to a new group of customers:
The company is beginning to penetrate Asian markets.
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