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Penetrate Verb Succeed Difficult 例:The Area Organization Drugs

单词 penetrate
音标
英[ˈpenɪtreɪt] 美[ˈpɛnɪˌtret]
解释
vt.穿透,刺入;渗入;秘密潜入;洞悉,明了;vi.穿透,穿过;进入,渗入;洞悉;
例句

VERB
渗入;进入;穿过;穿透
If something or someone penetrates a physical object or an area, they succeed in getting into it or passing through it.
例:X-rays can penetrate many objects...X射线能够穿透很多物体。
例:His men had been ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to penetrate the area.他的部下已经接到命令,见到试图穿越该地区的人就开枪。

VERB
进入;跻身
If someone penetrates an organization, a group, or a profession, they succeed in entering it although it is difficult to do so.
例:...the continuing failure of women to penetrate the higher levels of engineering...女性一直未能跻身工程领域的更高层
例:The drugs industry is complex and hard to penetrate.医药行业非常复杂,很难进入。

VERB
打入,渗透(敌人或竞争对手内部)
If someone penetrates an enemy group or a rival organization, they succeed in joining it in order to get information or cause trouble.
例: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。
例:The army was one of the few institutions the secret police were not encouraged to penetrate.军队是不鼓励秘密警察渗入的少数机构之一。

VERB
进入,打入(市场或地区)
If a company or country penetrates a market or area, they succeed in selling their products there.
例:There have been around 15 attempts from outside France to penetrate the market.大约已经有15家外国公司试图进入法国市场。

VERB
了解;洞察;领悟
If you penetrate something that is difficult to understand, you succeed in understanding it.
例:...long answers that were often difficult to penetrate.往往难以理解的冗长回答
变形
third:penetrates~done:penetrated~ing:penetrating~past:penetrated~

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