| 单词 | punctured |
| 释义 | punctured (once / 5855 pages) adj Something that's been cut or pierced with something sharp is punctured. A punctured tire will quickly go flat and need to be repaired or replaced before you can drive your car again. A bad accident can cause a punctured lung, a serious injury that may require surgery, since the lung actually has a hole in it. A punctured balloon is much less serious, but can cause plenty of tears on the part of the child who was holding it. And more figuratively, a dancer's punctured (or collapsed) hopes and dreams might result from a ballet teacher's negative comments. The Latin root is punctus, "pricked or pierced." WORD FAMILYpuncture: puncturable, punctured, punctureless, punctures, puncturing USAGE EXAMPLESOnce the aura of the czar was punctured, though, revolution became inevitable. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Sheriff John Snaza suffered a punctured lung, a lacerated kidney and other injuries when he crashed his motorcycle in Montana in August. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) Snaza suffered a punctured lung, a lacerated kidney and other injuries. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) adj having a hole cut through a punctured balloon Syn perforate, perforated, pierced cut separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument |
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