• vt. 滲透；穿透；洞察
• vi. 滲透；刺入；看透

來自拉丁語penetrare,穿過，進入，來自penes,在里面，進入，詞源同penates.-tra,比較級后綴，詞源同intra-,interior.字面意思即進入，引申詞義穿過，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.

他們希望他們的最新產品能打進日本市場.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. I heard what you said, but it didn't penetrate.

你的話我聽見了, 但是沒有聽懂.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. She could penetrate what I was thinking.

她了解我在想什么.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.

西方觀念逐漸傳入東方.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. The CIA had requested our help to penetrate a drugs ring operating out of Munich.

美國中央情報局已請求我們協助其打入在慕尼黑市外活動的販毒集團。

來自柯林斯例句