pierce, penetrate, prick, stab, thrust

動詞 penetrate:

1. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
   同義詞：perforate
2. come to understand
   同義詞：fathom, bottom
3. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
   同義詞：click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, fall into place
4. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
   同義詞：infiltrate
5. make one's way deeper into or through
6. insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
7. spread or diffuse through
   同義詞：permeate, pervade, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle

1. Nothing we say penetrates his thick skull!
   無論我們說什麼他都不懂。
2. The headlamps penetrated the fog.
   車的前燈的光射進(jìn)霧中。

pen.e.trate

v.（動詞）
pen.e.trat.ed,pen.e.trat.ing,pen.e.trates
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To enter or force a way into; pierce.
穿過，刺入，穿透：進(jìn)入或迫使進(jìn)入；刺入

To enter into and permeate:
滲入：進(jìn)入或滲透：
例句：
The insistent rhythm of piano practice penetrated each room of the house.
鋼琴的持續(xù)韻律回蕩在整幢房子的每個房間

To cause to be permeated or diffused; steep.
浸，泡：使被滲透或擴(kuò)散；濕透
To insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.
把陰莖插入…的陰道或肛門
To enter (an organization, for example), usually surreptitiously, so as to gain influence or information; infiltrate.
打入，秘密潛入：進(jìn)入（例如，一個組織）以便獲取事實(shí)或信息；秘密潛入
To enter and gain a share of (a market):
進(jìn)入：進(jìn)入（市場）或取得（市場）分額 ：
例句：
penetrated the home-computer market with an affordable new model.
以大眾可承受的新機(jī)型打入家用電腦市場

To grasp the inner significance of; understand.
洞悉，明了：掌握其內(nèi)在重要性；理解
To see through:
看穿，看透：透過…看見：
例句：
keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.
能看透黑暗的銳利眼睛

To affect deeply, as by piercing the consciousness or emotions.
感染，深深感動：通過喚起意識或情感而打動人心
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To pierce or enter into something; make a way in or through something.
穿透，穿過：刺入或進(jìn)入某物；進(jìn)入或穿過某物
To gain admittance or access.
進(jìn)入，滲入：得到準(zhǔn)入權(quán)或獲準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入
To gain insight.
洞悉：獲得洞察力

來源：
Latin penetr3re penetr3t-
拉丁語 penetr3re penetr3t-
from penitus [deeply]
源自 penitus [深深地]

【引伸】
pen.etra.tor
n.（名詞）