Word · Frequency #5036
penetrated
穿透；刺入；渗入
penetrated is the past of penetrate.
To pierce or enter into the interior of something.
- 1.
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- 2.
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
- 3.
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
- 4.
To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
- 5.
To insert the penis into an orifice, such as a vagina, mouth, or anus.
- 6.
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
In use
The bullet easily penetrated the metal plate.
It is difficult to penetrate the mysteries of the universe.
The company hopes to penetrate the Asian market.
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。
be penetrated by + noun
被动结构，强调动作承受者。
The skin was penetrated by a needle.
皮肤被针扎破。
Connections
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
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象钢笔(pen)的笔尖刺穿纸张进入(entrance)，记住'penetrate'是'穿透'。
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。
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.
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.