seeming to be able to know what you are thinking 洞察的；明察秋毫的 | a penetrating look/gaze/stare 锐利的目光/注视/凝视 |
| | 1a | a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable （声音）有穿透力的，尖锐的 | |
| | 1b | affecting you by passing through layers that would normally protect you 刺透的；穿透保护层的 | | a penetrating wind 刺骨的寒风 | | penetrating cold that chilled him to the bone 使他感到刺骨的冰冷 | |
| | 1c | spreading over a wide area 弥漫的 | | a penetrating smell 四处弥漫的味道 | |