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puncture sth
用于具体物体，常指轮胎、气球等被尖物刺破。
The nail punctured the tyre.
钉子刺穿了轮胎。
扎破；刺穿；戳破
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
扎破；刺穿；戳破
to make a small hole in something by piercing or pressing it
The nail punctured the tyre.
钉子刺穿了轮胎。
刺穿；穿透；撕开洞。
To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
破坏......的活力或力量。
To destroy the vitality or strength of.
puncture
Base
原形
punctures
3rd person
第三人称单数
puncturing
-ing
现在分词
punctured
Past
过去式
punctured
Past participle
过去分词
A sharp object can puncture the tire.
尖锐物体能刺穿轮胎。
The nail punctured the balloon.
钉子刺破了气球。
She is puncturing the plastic film with a pin.
她正在用大头针刺破塑料薄膜。
作动词指刺穿、扎破，也可引申为破坏（如信心、热情）。
A sharp stone punctured the inflatable pool, and the water leaked out slowly.
一块尖石头刺穿了充气泳池，水慢慢漏了出来。
Be careful not to puncture the plastic bag with those scissors.
小心别用那把剪刀把塑料袋戳破了。
The machine gently punctures the paper to make holes for the binder.
这台机器轻轻地刺穿纸张，为装订夹打出孔来。
用于具体物体，常指轮胎、气球等被尖物刺破。
The nail punctured the tyre.
钉子刺穿了轮胎。
用于抽象意义，表示削弱或打击某人的信心、希望等。
The sharp criticism punctured his ego.
尖锐的批评挫伤了他的自尊心。
被动形式强调事物被扎破的状态或结果。
The balloon was punctured by a pin.
气球被大头针扎破了。
Not this
The nail punctured a hole in the tire.
Use this
The nail punctured the tire.
puncture 本身已包含“扎出洞”的意思，直接接被刺破的物体即可；中文“扎了一个洞”直译成 a hole 是多余的。
Not this
The needle punctured into the balloon.
Use this
The needle punctured the balloon.
puncture 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不需要介词 into；中文“刺入”的“入”容易让人误加 into。
Not this
He is always puncture for meetings.
Use this
He is always punctual for meetings.
puncture 是动词，意为“刺破”，并不表示“守时的”；表示“守时的”要用形容词 punctual。这是拼写相近造成的混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
扎破轮胎
A nail punctured the tire on the way to work.
上班途中一颗钉子扎破了轮胎。
刺穿皮肤
The needle punctured the skin quickly.
针头迅速刺穿了皮肤。
刺穿肺部
The broken rib punctured his lung.
折断的肋骨刺穿了他的肺。
戳穿迷思
The new report punctured the myth that the company was environmentally friendly.
这份新报告戳穿了该公司环保的迷思。
打击某人的信心
Her harsh criticism punctured his confidence.
她尖刻的批评打击了他的信心。
戳穿错误观念；揭穿迷思
The new data punctures the myth that working longer hours leads to greater productivity.
新数据戳穿了“工作时间越长效率越高”的错误观念。
戳破某人的幻想
Failing the exam punctured his bubble of overconfidence.
考试不及格戳破了他过度自信的幻想。
伤害某人的自尊心
Her sarcastic remark punctured his pride.
她讽刺的话伤了他的自尊心。
Use puncture naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 puncture 像“砰”地一下戳（-ture）破：针尖刺穿气球，也可想象戳破计划、打击信心。
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述轮胎漏气、皮肤破损等具体事故、医疗或护理操作中的刺穿步骤、正式评论、演讲或分析中比喻削弱信心或论点 动词 puncture 字面义为“刺穿/扎破”，通常用于轮胎、皮肤等具体事物，语气较为中性；比喻义“挫伤、打击”则比较常见于正式或书面语境，如评论、演讲或分析。整体可视为混合语域：日常口语偏字面义，正式场合偏比喻义，建议根据搭配和场景判断。
真正与 puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ 押韵的是 juncture /ˈdʒʌŋktʃə/。拼写相似的 punctual、punctuation、punch、culture、capture 发音并不同，不可按拼写类推。
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