v.渗透；看穿；穿透；了解；（情报人员的）渗透
The mist penetrated into the room. 雾气渗进了室内。
The University Chinese training should penetrate the humanity consciousness 大学语文教育应渗透人文精神
Honda's success in penetrating Western motorcycle markets. 本田公司的成功渗透西方摩托车的市场。
Not many people managed to penetrate my disguise. 没有几个人识破我的伪装。
He strained his eyes to penetrate beyond the thick cloud of dust. 他竭力想透过尘埃看清那边的东西。
Nothing we say penetrates his thick skull! 无论我们说什麽他都不懂。
I heard what he said, but it didn't penetrate. 我听他所言，但不明白说些什么。
The organization was penetrated and the survivors fled. 该组织遭到渗透，幸存者已逃逸了。
penetrate的基本意思是“刺穿,穿透,打进”,可指(用)器具穿入或穿透,强调深入进去或贯穿,有时带有困难的意味,还可引申作“看穿”“认出”“了解”解,即表示通过表面现象看到本质,主语常用指物的名词或代词。
penetrate用作不及物动词时,也可作“被了解,看透,穿透,渗透”解,常与介词to, into, through等连用。penetrate还可表示“充满(某种情绪)”,常与with连用。
penetrate可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
汉语说“深入(群众、生活等)”不能用penetrate。例如: 作家应该深入百姓当中。误:Writers should penetrate into themasses.正:Writers should move among themasses.
