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单词 penetrating
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pen•e•trat•ing /ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. able or tending to penetrate.
  2. acute;
    showing great ability to notice or understand:a penetrating remark.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pen•e•trat•ing  (peni trā′ting),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. able or tending to penetrate;
    piercing;
    sharp:a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
  2. acute;
    discerning:a penetrating observation.
  3. Surgerynoting a wound that pierces the skin, esp. a deep wound entering an organ or body cavity.
Also, penetrant. 
  • penetrate + -ing2 1590–1600
pene•trat′ing•ly, adv. 
pene•trat′ing•ness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged keen, sharp. See acute. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blunt.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obtuse.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
penetrating /ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋ/ adj
  1. tending to or able to penetrate: a penetrating mind, a penetrating voice

ˈpeneˌtratingly adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pen•e•trate /ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -trat•ed, -trat•ing. 
  1. to pierce or pass into or through: [+ object]The bullet penetrated the wall.[no object]Maybe the bullet didn't penetrate.
  2. to enter the interior of: [+ object]to penetrate a forest.[no object]The explorers penetrated into the interior.
  3. to spread through; seem to be everywhere in;
    permeate: [+ object]The tobacco smoke penetrated the room.[no object]That cigarette smoke really penetrates, doesn't it?
  4. to arrive at the meaning of;
    comprehend:[+ object]to penetrate the mysteries of Einstein's theories.
  5. to obtain a share of (a market):[+ object]to penetrate the coffee market.
pen•e•tra•ble /ˈpɛnɪtrəbəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pen•e•trate  (peni trāt′),USA pronunciation v., -trat•ed, -trat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to pierce or pass into or through:The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
  2. to enter the interior of:to penetrate a forest.
  3. to enter and diffuse itself through;
    permeate.
  4. to arrive at the truth or meaning of;
    understand;
    comprehend:to penetrate a mystery.
  5. to obtain a share of (a market):to penetrate the Canadian coffee market.
  6. to affect or impress (the mind or feelings) deeply.
  7. to extend influence, usually peacefully, into the affairs of (another country).

v.i. 
  1. to enter, reach, or pass through something, as by piercing:We penetrated to the interior of the Kasbah.
  2. to be diffused through something.
  3. to understand or read the meaning of something.
  4. to have a deep effect or impact on someone.
  • Latin penetrātus (past participle of penetrāre), equivalent. to penet-, variant stem of penitus deep down + -r- (probably by analogy with intus inside:intrāreto enter) + -ātus + -ate1
  • 1520–30
pene•tra′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pierce. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fathom, discern.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged touch.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
penetrate /ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪt/ vb
  1. to find or force a way into or through (something); pierce; enter
  2. to diffuse through (a substance); permeate
  3. (transitive) to see through: their eyes could not penetrate the fog
  4. (transitive) (of a man) to insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)
  5. (transitive) to grasp the meaning of (a principle, etc)
  6. (intransitive) to be understood: his face lit up as the new idea penetrated
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin penetrāre; related to penitus inner, and penus the interior of a house

ˌpenetraˈbility n ˈpeneˌtrator n
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