pierce

单词辨析:

penetrate permeate pierce prick 【导航词义:穿透】
penetrate v. 穿过,穿透;渗透
〔辨析〕

尤指人或物困难地进入或穿过某物、某地区等;也指人渗入某团体或组织中以窃取机密等。

〔例证〕

Can bullets penetrate the armour plating?

子弹能穿过装甲吗?

Clean the windows so that sunlight can penetrate them.

把窗户擦干净,这样阳光可以照进来。

They had penetrated into enemy territory.

他们已经进入敌军领地。

The secret police were not encouraged to penetrate the army.

不鼓励秘密警察打入军队内部。

permeate v. [正式]渗入,渗透
〔辨析〕

指液体、气体等渗入并充满某物或某处。

〔例证〕

The smell of gas permeated the air.

空气中充斥着煤气味。

Rain permeates through the ground.

雨水渗入地下。

pierce v. 刺入; [文]穿过
〔辨析〕

指用尖锐的东西刺破或刺穿某物;也指声音或光线透入某物。

〔例证〕

After being steamed for a long time, the corn can easily be pierced with a fork.

蒸了很长一段时间之后,玉米可以用叉子轻易地扎透。

A sudden shot pierced the silence.

突如其来的一声枪响划破了寂静。

prick v. 刺,戳
〔辨析〕

指用尖利之物在某物上扎出小洞。

〔例证〕

She got her finger pricked by a thorn.

她的手指被刺扎了一下。

Remember to prick some holes into the dough to avoid bubbles.

记得在面团上戳几个洞以免产生气泡。

相关例句:

The peaks pierce the clouds.

山峰高插入云。

But their words helped pierce the concrete and concertina wire of the Iron Curtain.

但他们的话洞穿了铁幕的混凝土和铁丝网。

His dark and penetrating eyes seemed to pierce the shelter of her veil.

他那双锐利的黑眼睛好象刺穿了她那块面纱的遮蔽。

Would you ever pierce your tongue?

你会给你的舌头上穿孔吗?

I may even draw on a tattoo or pierce something.

我甚至会去纹身什么的。

Then he spoke, in a voice that pierced the thick air

随后他开始讲话,洪亮的声音划破了窒闷的空气。