penetrate

vt.穿透，刺入；渗入；秘密潜入；洞悉，明了

vi.穿透，穿过；进入，渗入；洞悉

verb

1. 穿过；进入
   to go into or through sth
   1. The knife had penetrated his chest.
      刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
   2. The sun's radiation penetrates the skin.
      太阳的辐射能透进皮肤。
   3. The war penetrates every area of the nation's life.
      战争波及全国国民生活的各个领域。
   4. These fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs.
      这些微小的尘埃可深深地吸入肺部。
2. 渗透，打入（组织、团体等）
   to succeed in entering or joining an organization, a group, etc. especially when this is difficult to do
   1. They had penetrated airport security.
      他们已打入机场保安组织。
   2. The party has been penetrated by extremists.
      极端分子已经打入了这个党。
   3. This year the company has been trying to penetrate new markets (= to start selling their products there) .
      今年这家公司一直试图打入新市场。
   4. The troops had penetrated deep into enemy lines.
      部队已经深入敌军防线。
3. 看透；透过…看见
   to see or show a way into or through sth
   1. Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness.
      我们的眼睛在黑暗中什么也看不见。
   2. The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.
      手电筒勉强照见那幽暗处。
4. 洞察；发现；揭示
   to understand or discover sth that is difficult to understand or is hidden
   1. Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries.
      科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。
5. 被领悟；被理解
   to be understood or realized by sb
   1. I was at the door before his words penetrated.
      我走到门口才听懂了他说的话。
   2. None of my advice seems to have penetrated his thick skull (= he has not listened to any of it) .
      他那木脑袋似乎一点也听不进我的忠告。
6. （以阴茎）插入
   to put the penis into the vagina or anus of a sexual partner

过去分词:penetrated 过去式:penetrated 第三人称单数:penetrates 现在分词:penetrating

penetrate 穿过，穿透，性交

来自拉丁语penetrare,穿过，进入，来自penes,在里面，进入，词源同penates.-tra,比较级后缀，词源同intra-,interior.字面意思即进入，引申词义穿过，穿透，性交等。

1. X-rays can penetrate many objects
   X射线能够穿透很多物体。
2. His men had been ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to penetrate the area.
   他的部下已经接到命令，见到试图穿越该地区的人就开枪。
3. The drugs industry is complex and hard to penetrate.
   医药行业非常复杂，很难进入。
4. The CIA had requested our help to penetrate a drugs ring operating out of Munich
   美国中央情报局已请求我们协助其打入在慕尼黑市外活动的贩毒集团。
5. The army was one of the few institutions the secret police were not encouraged to penetrate.
   军队是不鼓励秘密警察渗入的少数机构之一。
6. This method of cooking also permits heat to penetrate evenly from both sides.
   这种烹饪方法也能使两面均匀受热。
7. The sun's rays can penetrate water up to 10 feet.
   太阳的光线可以穿透到10英尺深的水下。
8. We shall need a strong light to penetrate through this mist.
   我们必须要用强光来穿透这层薄雾。
9. She could always penetrate what I was thinking.
   她总能看透我的心思。
10. He tried to penetrate the layers of bureaucracy.
    他设法打通了层层官僚关节。
11. I can penetrate social masks and roles and see the other person on a deeper level.
    我能透过对方社交场合的表现和在社会的角色，看到他更深层次的品质。
12. I heard what you said, but it didn't penetrate.
    你的话我听见了，但是没有听懂。
13. They penetrate living tissue and cause severe damage to cells.
    他们穿透活体组织对细胞造成严重的伤害。
14. We have not learned how to penetrate the cultural surface into the depth of humanity.
    我们还在学习如何将所要传达的信息从文化的表层渗透到人性的深度。
15. If your ideas are sharp, you can penetrate the minds of other people.
    想象一下，如果你的主意“尖利”，那么一定能刺入他人脑海。
16. We cannot penetrate into the nature of substances.
    我们无法渗透到物质的本质中。
17. Both inhibition of cell mitosis, can effectively penetrate into the stratum corneum.
    同时具有抑制细胞有丝分裂的作用，能有效地渗透进皮肤角质层。
18. I can tell you this, European armor will be very, very hard to penetrate.
    我可以告诉你，欧洲的护甲非常、非常的难以穿透。
19. The Galactic core is obscured in visible light by dust clouds, which infrared light can penetrate.
    “银河系核心在红外线可穿过的可见光中被尘埃云遮盖”是啥意思？
20. That can penetrate the darkness of where she's been.
    能够穿透黑暗到达她现在所处的深渊。
21. It will be a deep cold, for it will penetrate inside of you.
    它将是一个极度的寒冷，因为它将会穿透你的里面。
22. The Marketing Strategy section should explain how your retail business will penetrate your target market.
    营销策略应该解释你打算如何让的零售业渗透你的市场，公司要的形象和品牌化战略的细节。
23. Oh, I get it! Microwave ovens emit very-high-frequency radio waves which penetrate the food instantly.
    喔，我懂了！微波炉会发出很高频率的无线电波，立即穿透食物。
24. They can penetrate into the enemy's rear area to gather information.
    能够深入敌后搜集情报。
25. If you penetrate into your body, three layers are there: Just on the surface is your body.
    如果你穿越进入你的身体，你会看到三个层次：身体刚好是最表面的外层。
26. To better understand its beauty and penetrate into the soul clear.
    让更了解了它的美和渗透到灵魂里的清澈。
27. But with cunning and wits, you can penetrate his defenses and claim victory for yourself.
    但与狡诈，斗智斗勇，您可以穿透他的防御和索赔的胜利为自己。
28. Or a woman would have to penetrate another woman, and that also disrupted the hierarchy.
    或者一个女人穿入另一个女人，那也打破了等级关系。
29. Penetrate the phenomena of things to study their essence.
    透过事物现象研究其本质。