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porous adj.可渗透的；多孔的 (1) 我们必须经常观察我们的植物，这样才能了解它们的需要，但要注意小罐子比大罐子干透的时间更快，可渗透的粘土罐也比塑料罐子干透的时间更快。(2) 大部分土壤和岩石都是多孔的。(3) 牛浸布是一种颇为柔软，多孔的棉织物。 You can see the word pore — meaning "a tiny opening" — in porous. When potters make a mug, they use special glazes to seal the porous clay, which otherwise would absorb the liquid you put in the mug. This meaning has expanded so porous can describe any barrier that allows easy passage in and out, like the porous border between two countries that allows residents to move easily between them.

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英 ['pɔːrəs] 美 ['pɔːrəs] (1) We need to watch our plants so we become attuned to their needs, but small pots dry out faster than big ones and porous clay pots dry out faster than plastic ones.(2) Most soils and rocks are porous.(3) Oxford is a rather soft and porous cotton fabric. If something is full of tiny holes or openings, you can describe it as porous. A sponge is porous, and if the border between countries is open for anyone to cross easily, it too can be called porous. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多孔的；能渗透的 Something that is porous has many small holes in it, which water and air can pass through. The local limestone is very porous.当地石灰岩渗透性很强。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多漏洞的；松懈的 If something such as a defence or a barrier is porous, it can be penetrated or crossed easily.   [mainly JOURNALISM 主新闻]Mr Balaguer is deploying more soldiers along his country's porous border with Haiti...巴拉格尔先生正向本国和海地之间驻守不严的边界部署更多的士兵。Once a tough defensive team, the Saints now have the most porous defence in the league.圣徒队一度防御能力很强，现在却成了联盟里防守漏洞最多的队伍。

英语单词	porous
英美音标	英 ['pɔːrəs] 美 ['pɔːrəs]
中文释义	adj.可渗透的；多孔的
英语例句	(1) We need to watch our plants so we become attuned to their needs, but small pots dry out faster than big ones and porous clay pots dry out faster than plastic ones. (2) Most soils and rocks are porous. (3) Oxford is a rather soft and porous cotton fabric.
中文例句	(1) 我们必须经常观察我们的植物，这样才能了解它们的需要，但要注意小罐子比大罐子干透的时间更快，可渗透的粘土罐也比塑料罐子干透的时间更快。 (2) 大部分土壤和岩石都是多孔的。 (3) 牛浸布是一种颇为柔软，多孔的棉织物。
vocabulary简明	If something is full of tiny holes or openings, you can describe it as porous. A sponge is porous, and if the border between countries is open for anyone to cross easily, it too can be called porous.
vocabulary扩展	You can see the word pore — meaning "a tiny opening" — in porous. When potters make a mug, they use special glazes to seal the porous clay, which otherwise would absorb the liquid you put in the mug. This meaning has expanded so porous can describe any barrier that allows easy passage in and out, like the porous border between two countries that allows residents to move easily between them.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多孔的；能渗透的 Something that is porous has many small holes in it, which water and air can pass through. The local limestone is very porous. 当地石灰岩渗透性很强。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多漏洞的；松懈的 If something such as a defence or a barrier is porous, it can be penetrated or crossed easily. [mainly JOURNALISM 主新闻] Mr Balaguer is deploying more soldiers along his country's porous border with Haiti... 巴拉格尔先生正向本国和海地之间驻守不严的边界部署更多的士兵。 Once a tough defensive team, the Saints now have the most porous defence in the league. 圣徒队一度防御能力很强，现在却成了联盟里防守漏洞最多的队伍。

Porous Border Small Pots Dry Faster Tiny Holes