permeate 英 [ˈpɜ:mieɪt]   美 [ˈpɜrmieɪt]

permeate

permeate  英 [ˈpɜ:mieɪt] 美 [ˈpɜrmieɪt]

vt. 渗透,弥漫 

进行时:permeating  过去式:permeated  过去分词:permeated  第三人称单数:permeates  名词复数:permeates 

The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。
rainwater permeating through the ground 渗入地下的雨水

  • When you live in a big city like New York, you know all too well how the smells of spices and cooking meats can permeate a hallway, easily passing through those thin apartment doors to make your mouth water.
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  • vt. 渗透,弥漫
  • 1. The smell of leather permeated the room.

    屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。

  • 2. rainwater permeating through the ground

    渗入地下的雨水

  • 3. a belief that permeates all levels of society

    深入社会各阶层的看法

  • permeate (v.) 1650s, from Latin permeatus, past participle of permeare "to pass through," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + meare "to pass," from PIE root *mei- (1) "to change, go, move." Related: Permeated; permeating.
per·me·ate / ˈpɜːmieɪt ; NAmE ˈpɜːrmieɪt / verb ( formal) 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] (of a liquid, gas, etc. 液体、气体等 ) to spread to every part of an object or a place 渗透;弥漫;扩散 permeatesth The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。 + adv./prep. rainwater permeating through the ground 渗入地下的雨水 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] (of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc. 思想、影响、感情等 ) to affect every part of sth 感染;传播;扩散 permeatesth a belief that permeates all levels of society 深入社会各阶层的看法 + adv./prep. Dissatisfaction among the managers soon permeated down to members of the workforce. 管理人员的不满情绪很快传染给了全体职工。 per·me·ation / ˌpɜːmiˈeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌpɜːrmiˈeɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] ( formal) permeate permeates permeated permeating per·me·ate / ˈpɜːmieɪt ; NAmE ˈpɜːrmieɪt / per·me·ation / ˌpɜːmiˈeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌpɜːrmiˈeɪʃn /
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