单词	permeate
释义	permeateper‧me‧ate /ˈpɜːmieɪt $ ˈpɜːr-/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINpermeate Origin: 1600-1700 Latin past participle of permeare ‘to go through’ Verb Table VERB TABLE permeate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they permeate he, she, it permeates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they permeated Present perfect I, you, we, they have permeated he, she, it has permeated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had permeated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will permeate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have permeated Continuous Form Present I am permeating he, she, it is permeating you, we, they are permeating Past I, he, she, it was permeating you, we, they were permeating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been permeating he, she, it has been permeating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been permeating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be permeating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been permeating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Soon the gas had permeated the entire area. The smell of smoke permeated the house. There is a culture of racism that permeates the entire organization. Toxic chemicals may permeate the soil, threatening the environment. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Many lively strains were present in that hybrid, and they permeated all religious practices. Money values permeate every aspect of our existence. Smoke from smouldering sandalwood permeated everything. Sunlight streamed into the church and through the stained glass windows, and a smell of grass and flowers permeated the air. The rain had finished, leaving in its wake a vast, permeating leakage, the river noise of runoff. There is evidence that the same trends have begun to permeate the private sector. Water is a primal element; it permeates everything, including us. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something enters a space, especially through a surface► enter · The bullet entered his rib cage from the left side.enter through/by etc · Bacteria can enter through a cut or graze on the skin. ► penetrate if something penetrates an object or substance, it fully enters it, or goes through it: · The sun's rays can penetrate the sea to a depth of twenty metres.· He threw a grenade that penetrated the wall of the building and exploded inside. ► seep in if liquid seeps in , it gradually enters a substance or a place: · Despite all our efforts to stop it, the floodwater was still seeping in.seep into something: · Chemicals from the plant have seeped into the city's water supply. ► permeate if a liquid or gas permeates an object or substance it enters it and spreads through it: · Toxic chemicals may permeate the soil, threatening the environment. fire/liquid/gas► spread if fire, liquid, smoke etc spreads , it moves outwards in all directions to cover a larger area: · The forest fires in the Northwest are spreading out of control.spread through/across/to etc: · By then, the flood water had spread across 80 square miles of farmland.· She knocked over her glass, and a dark pool of wine spread over the tablecloth.· The fire quickly spread to several nearby factories. ► permeate if a gas, liquid, smoke etc permeates a space or substance, it gradually spreads through the whole of it: · Soon the gas had permeated the entire area.· The stench of smoke permeated the air. ► run if a colour runs , it spreads beyond where it should be and begins to colour other things, especially because it has got wet: · I'm afraid the colors ran when I washed your shirt.· She had started crying and her make-up was running down her face. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► air · Steam drifted upwards; the aroma of soup permeated the air.· And the smell of excrement, used as fertilizer, permeated the air.· Sunlight streamed into the church and through the stained glass windows, and a smell of grass and flowers permeated the air.· The smell of people and food permeated the air.· A great sense of relief and understanding permeates the air.· Terror seemed to permeate the very air.· He tried again, uncaring that the tramp was motionless by now, the stench of excrement already beginning to permeate the air. ► aspect · Money values permeate every aspect of our existence.· The country was on the brink of war; uncertainty permeated every aspect of daily life.· The names of certain prison governors whose personal positive qualities permeated every aspect of their prisons tend to be long remembered.· The problem lies in ethical anomie, philosophical befuddlement and the hypocrisy that today permeates every aspect of our so-called civilized world.· Their role as financial information providers is permeating all aspects of business.· This creativity permeates every aspect of Homer's work. ► life · The faith had permeated their lives to such a degree that it became part of their identity.· Such motivations cut across different media and remind us again of the extent to which media permeate our lives. ► society · Racism has permeated Western society, and Western psychiatry is no exception.· Such sanctions permeated society and popped up even in the most unlikely places.· To increase overall public security, the corruption permeating this society must be uprooted. 1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if liquid, gas etc permeates something, it enters it and spreads through every part of it:  The smell of diesel oil permeated the air.permeate through/into Rain permeates through the ground to add to ground water levels.2[transitive] if ideas, beliefs, emotions etc permeate something, they are present in every part of it:  Racism continues to permeate our society. An emotional intensity permeates every one of O'Connor’s songs.
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