puncture
UK ['pʌŋk.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] noun countable
■a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre （尤指轮胎上被尖物刺出的）小孔•My bike has had two punctures in the last three weeks.在过去的三周里我的脚踏车被扎了两个小洞。 •I (= My car tyre) had a puncture when I was driving back from Keele.我从基尔开车回来时轮胎被扎了个洞。 •She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.她的手臂被黄蜂蜇伤了。
UK ['pʌŋk.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to make a small hole in something, or to get a small hole in something （被）刺穿，（被）戳破•She had used a screwdriver to puncture two holes in the lid of a paint tin.她用螺丝起子在颜料罐的盖子上戳了两个洞。 •The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung.刀子穿过他的肋骨刺穿了他的肺。 transitive
■to suddenly make someone less confident or positive 使突然泄气；挫伤（锐气）•My positive mood was rather punctured by the news.这个消息使我的好心情大大受挫。 |