单词 | puncture |
释义 | punc·ture ![]() v. punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures v.tr. 1. To pierce with a pointed object. 2. To make (a hole) by piercing. 3. To depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego. v.intr. To be pierced or punctured: The tire punctured when it hit the curb. n. 1. The act or an instance of puncturing. 2. A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire. [From Middle English, a pricking, from Late Latin pūnctūra, from pūnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] punctur·a·ble adj. |
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