in·fil·trate
verb/ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/
/ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they infiltrate | /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/ |
| he / she / it infiltrates | /ˈɪnfɪltreɪts/ /ˈɪnfɪltreɪts/ |
| past simple infiltrated | /ˈɪnfɪltreɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnfɪltreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle infiltrated | /ˈɪnfɪltreɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnfɪltreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form infiltrating | /ˈɪnfɪltreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪnfɪltreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to enter or make somebody enter a place or an organization secretly, especially in order to get information that can be used against it
（使）悄悄进入，潜入 - infiltrate something The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies.
总部混入了敌方特务。 - infiltrate somebody into something Rebel forces were infiltrated into the country.
反叛力量潜入了这个国家。 - infiltrate into something The CIA agents successfully infiltrated into the terrorist organizations.
中央情报局的特工人员成功地渗入了恐怖分子组织。
- infiltrate something The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies.
- [intransitive, transitive] infiltrate (into) something (specialist) (especially of liquids or gases) to pass slowly into something
渗入；渗透 - Only a small amount of the rainwater actually infiltrates into the soil.
实际上只有少量雨水渗进了土壤。
- Only a small amount of the rainwater actually infiltrates into the soil.
Word OriginMiddle English (as infiltration): from in- + filtrate.