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penetrate 音标拼音: [p'ɛnətr,et] vt. 穿透,渗透,看穿
vi. 刺入,看穿,渗透 穿透,渗透,看穿刺入,看穿,渗透 penetrate v 1: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [synonym: {penetrate}, {perforate}] 2: come to understand [synonym: {penetrate}, {fathom}, {bottom}] 3: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [synonym: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}] 4: enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" [synonym: {infiltrate}, {penetrate}] 5: make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" 6: insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" 7: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [synonym: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}, {imbue}, {riddle}] Penetrate \Pen"e*trate\, v. i. To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] Preparing to penetrate to the north and west. --J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate. --Pope. [1913 Webster] The sweet of life that penetrates so near. --Daniel. [1913 Webster] Penetrate \Pen"e*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penetrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penetrating}.] [L. penetratus, p. p. of penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and perh. to pens with, in the power of, penus store of food, innermost part of a temple.] 1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness. [1913 Webster] 2. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to penetrate one's heart with pity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The translator of Homer should penetrate himself with a sense of the plainness and directness of Homer's style. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] 3. To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand. [1913 Webster] Things which here were too subtile for us to penetrate. --Ray. [1913 Webster] 189 Moby Thesaurus words for "penetrate":
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