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。
穿透；刺入；渗入
penetrated — past of penetrate
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
To pierce or enter into the interior of something.
进入；穿透；刺入
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
理解；领悟；看穿
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
深深打动；触动；感染
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
渗透敌方搜集情报
To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
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.
(棋)突破对方防守棋子
To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
一般现在时
The light penetrates the glass.
光线穿透玻璃。
一般过去时
The bullet penetrated the wall.
子弹穿透了墙壁。
现在进行时
They are penetrating the market.
他们正在打入市场。
动词形式规则变化
The bullet easily penetrated the metal plate.
子弹轻易穿透了金属板。
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.
很难洞悉宇宙的奥秘。
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.
这家公司希望打入亚洲市场。
用法提示：动词penetrate不定式表示打入市场
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。
强调进入或穿过某个物体。
The knife penetrated through the flesh.
刀子刺穿了肌肉。
被动结构，强调动作承受者。
The skin was penetrated by a needle.
皮肤被针扎破。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bullet penetrated into his arm.
正确表达The bullet penetrated his arm.
“penetrate”是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词“into”。中文的“穿透”可能让人误加“into”，但英语中“penetrate”本身已包含“进入并穿过”的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子He penetrated the room quietly.
正确表达He entered the room quietly.
“penetrate”强调穿过或刺破屏障（如墙壁、皮肤），而“进入房间”并无障碍，应使用“enter”。受中文“进入”影响，学习者常过度使用“penetrate”。
针对“穿透、渗透”义，表示阻止进入或通过。
针对“进入（组织或身体部位）”义，表示离开或抽离。
针对“理解、洞察”义，表示未能意识到或领悟。
针对“扩散、穿透”义，表示阻止蔓延或通过。
pierce指用尖锐物刺穿，动作更具体；penetrate可指任何克服阻力进入，范围更广。
permeate强调液体或气体扩散到整个物质，penetrate侧重进入或穿过的动作。
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。
深入渗透
The cold wind penetrated deeply into his bones.
寒风深入骨髓。
突破防线
The striker managed to penetrate the defense and score.
前锋成功突破防线并得分。
刺穿皮肤
The needle penetrated the skin with ease.
针轻松刺穿了皮肤。
揭开谜团
It took years for scientists to penetrate the mystery of the disease.
科学家们花了多年时间才揭开这种疾病的谜团。
pen- (through) + etr- (enter) + -ate (verb)
揭开谜团
The detective finally managed to penetrate the mystery of the missing jewels.
侦探最终设法揭开了珠宝失踪的谜团。
打入市场
The company struggled to penetrate the market due to strong competition.
由于激烈的竞争，这家公司很难打入市场。
攻破某人的防线
Her kind words penetrated his defenses and he opened up about his feelings.
她温柔的话语攻破了他的防线，他开始敞开心扉谈论自己的感受。
我能看透任何人的心思。
The detective tried to penetrate the suspect's motives.
侦探试图看透嫌疑人的动机。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.