Word · Frequency #11486
penetrating
能穿透的；刺穿的
Able to pierce or penetrate.
- 1.
Able to pierce or penetrate
能够刺穿或穿透的。
- 2.
Looking deeply into; piercing
深入观察的；锐利的。
- 3.
Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
显示出敏锐或深刻理解的。
犀利的；锐利的；敏锐的；有洞察力的；能够刺穿或穿透的。；深入观察的；锐利的。；显示出敏锐或深刻理解的。
In use
Her penetrating gaze made me feel like she could see right through my thoughts.
The journalist asked a series of penetrating questions that revealed the truth.
He gave a penetrating analysis of the economic crisis.
penetrating noun
修饰名词，表示‘敏锐的’‘透彻的’
She gave him a penetrating look.
她敏锐地看了他一眼。
be penetrating in noun
表示在某方面敏锐或深刻
His analysis was penetrating in its insights.
他的分析见解深刻透彻。
find something + penetrating
宾语后接形容词，表示觉得某人/某物敏锐
Connections
Collocations
- penetrating gaze
- 犀利的目光
- She fixed him with a penetrating gaze that made him look away.她用犀利的目光盯着他，让他移开了视线。
- penetrating analysis
- 透彻的分析
- The report offers a penetrating analysis of the healthcare system.该报告对医疗体系进行了透彻的分析。
- penetrating question
- 尖锐的问题
- The journalist asked a penetrating question about the company's finances.记者问了一个关于公司财务的尖锐问题。
- penetrating voice
- 尖锐的嗓音
- Her penetrating voice could be heard above the noise of the crowd.她尖锐的嗓音在人群的嘈杂声中都能听到。
- penetrating cold
- 刺骨的寒冷
- The penetrating cold of the winter morning forced us to stay indoors.冬日早晨刺骨的寒冷迫使我们待在室内。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：一支笔(pen)尖能刺穿纸，-ing表示“正在穿透的”，由此记住“锐利的、敏锐的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述尖锐物体或声音、评论分析或目光 penetrating 可表示实际穿透，也常形容目光、声音或思维敏锐；多用于书面语和正式场合，口语中较少单独使用。具体含义需根据语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ing share the same suffix sound /ɪŋ/ but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with penetrating. The word 'pen' shares the initial 'pen' spelling and sound /pɛn/ but does not rhyme due to different syllable structure.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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