permeate['pə:mieit]

• vt.
  • 渗入；透过；渗透：

    Ink permeates the blotting paper.

    墨水渗透吸水纸。

  • 弥漫；充满；遍布：

    a society permeated with idealism

    充满理想的社会

    The odor of frying onions permeated the air.

    空气中弥漫着炒洋葱的味道。

  • 影响；感染：

    He likes these new ideas that have permeated the people.

    他喜欢这些感染人们的新思想。

• vi.
  • 渗透；渗入(常与 through 连用)：

    Water will easily permeate through the sand.

    水很容易渗透沙地。

  • 散布；弥漫：

    Fear permeated throughout the entire community.

    恐怖充满着整个社会。

• 变形:

  vt.permeated.permeating