Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5036
penetrate
穿透；刺入；渗入
核心释义
To pierce or enter into the interior of something.
- 1.
进入；穿透；刺入
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- 2.
理解；领悟；看穿
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
- 3.
深深打动；触动；感染
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
- 4.
渗透敌方搜集情报
To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
- 5.
将阴茎插入阴道、口或肛门等孔穴
To insert the penis into an orifice, such as a vagina, mouth, or anus.
- 6.
(棋)突破对方防守棋子
To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
洞察；看透；理解；渗透；打入（敌方）；深深打动；感染；插入；（国际象棋）突破；侵入
用法In use
The bullet easily penetrated the metal plate.
用法提示：动词penetrate过去式表示物理穿透
It is difficult to penetrate the mysteries of the universe.
用法提示：动词penetrate不定式表示隐喻洞察理解
The company hopes to penetrate the Asian market.
用法提示：动词penetrate不定式表示打入市场
penetrate + noun
表示物理穿透，也可用于抽象含义（如看穿）。
The bullet penetrated his arm.
子弹穿透了他的手臂。
penetrate into/through + noun
强调进入或穿过某个物体。
The knife penetrated through the flesh.
刀子刺穿了肌肉。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- penetrate the market
- 打入市场
- The company plans to penetrate the Asian market next year.该公司计划明年打入亚洲市场。
- penetrate deeply
- 深入渗透
- The cold wind penetrated deeply into his bones.寒风深入骨髓。
- penetrate the defense
- 突破防线
- The striker managed to penetrate the defense and score.前锋成功突破防线并得分。
- penetrate the skin
- 刺穿皮肤
- The needle penetrated the skin with ease.针轻松刺穿了皮肤。
- penetrate the mystery
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象钢笔(pen)的笔尖刺穿纸张进入(entrance)，记住'penetrate'是'穿透'。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于中性语域；常见语境包括物理穿透（如子弹穿透墙壁）、抽象理解（如洞察真相）、军事渗透（如潜入组织）以及性行为。在物理和抽象用法中较为正式；在性行为用法中较为直接。建议根据具体语境判断语域。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words such as concentrate, arbitrate, frustrate, demonstrate, and illustrate share the spelling ending '-ate' and the unstressed pronunciation /eɪt/, similar to the final part of penetrate. However, they do not strictly rhyme with penetrate because the stressed vowels differ. A lookalike to note is 'penalty', which begins with the same 'pen' but is pronounced /ˈpɛnəlti/ and has a different ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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