penetrate的意思

penetrate

英式音标['pɛnətret]
美式英标['penɪtreɪt]

基本解释

vt. 渗透；穿透；洞察

vi. 渗透；刺入；看透

penetrate 穿过，穿透

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，穿透等。

penetrate (v.): 1520s, from Latin penetratus, past participle of penetrare "to put or get into, enter into," related to penitus "within, inmost," penus "innermost part of a temple, store of food," penates "household gods." Related: Penetrated; penetrating.

1. They are hoping to penetrate the Japanese market with their latest product.: 他们希望他们的最新产品能打进日本市场.

5. 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。