| 释义 |
punc·ture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/ n. | vt. | vi.
I n.
1. 穿孔，穿刺
Sewing is nothing more than puncture of a cloth by a needle drawing thread. 缝纫者，只不过是用带线的针穿刺布片而已。
2. (轮胎等的)刺孔；(皮肤等的)刺痕
I'm sorry I'm late, but we had got a puncture on the way. 对不起我来迟了，因为我们的车轮在路上给戳了个洞。
3. 【动】刻点
II ❶ vt.
1. 穿(孔)；刺穿，刺破
A nail on the road punctured the tyre. 路上的一枚钉子把轮胎戳破了。
He looked like a punctured balloon. 他像是只泄了气的破气球。
Their fire went on, puncturing the night in steady blasts of sound. 他们的炮火继续轰击，阵阵持续的爆炸声惊破了黑夜。
2. 削弱；损坏；戳穿，揭穿
Failures punctured his confidence. 失败挫伤了他的信心。
a punctured lie 被揭穿的谎言
❷ vi.
被刺穿；被戳穿
The child's rubber ball punctured when it fell on a prickly bush. 孩子的皮球掉在有刺的灌木上给刺破了。
[< L punctūra < pungere to prick] |