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permeate

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vt.弥漫,渗透,透过,充满 vi.透入

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permeate为六级词汇

词形变化:

名词:permeation 动词过去式:permeated 过去分词:permeated 现在分词:permeating 第三人称单数:permeates 形容词:permeant

词根

per-=through,thoroughly,away 变化型 par-,pel-,pil-

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penetrate  pervade  saturate  soak    

permeate


/'pɜ:mɪeɪt; `pɝmɪ,et/
v [Ipr, Tn] ~ (through) sth (fml 文) enter sth and spread to every part 弥漫; 散布; 充满; 遍布
*Water has permeated (through) the soil. 水已渗遍那片土壤.
* The smell of cooking permeates (through) the flat. 整套房间都弥漫着做菜的气味.
* (fig 比喻) A mood of defeat permeated the whole army. 失败的情绪感染了全军.

permeate


v
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of permeare 'to go through']
[I always + adverb/preposition, T]
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.
[T]
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.