penetrate
['pen.ɪ.treɪt] verb
MOVE INTO 进入
intransitive or transitive
■to move into or through something 穿透；进入；渗入•Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.令人惊讶的是，子弹并未射入他的脑部。 •In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.在正常的冬季里，霜会深深渗入土壤，足以杀死昆虫的卵。 •The organization had been penetrated by a spy.一名间谍渗入了该组织。 •The company has been successful in penetrating overseas markets this year.今年，该公司成功地打入了海外市场。 transitive
■If your eyes penetrate somewhere dark, you manage to see through it 透过…看见；看透•Our eyes couldn't penetrate the dark/ the gloom of the inner cave.洞内一片黑暗／昏暗，我们甚么也看不见。
['pen.ɪ.treɪt] verb
UNDERSTAND 理解
intransitive or transitive
■to study or investigate something in order to understand 洞察，了解；深入研究•It's hard to penetrate her mind.了解她的内心很难。 •He penetrates deeper into the artist's life in the second volume of his autobiography.他透过这位艺术家自传的第二册对其生平作了更深入的探究。 |