每日一词puncture
每日一词puncture
puncture
英 ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] 美 ['pʌŋktʃər]
n.刺穿；刺孔 v.刺穿；削弱
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◉常用例句
(1) Some cyclists carry repair outfits in case they have a puncture.
(2) He demonstrated how to mend a puncture.
(3) Our tires do not puncture easily.
(4) I wish something would happen to puncture her ego.
(1) 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，以防车胎被刺破。
(2) 他示范如何修补车胎刺孔。
(3) 我们的轮胎不易爆破。
(4) 我希望让她碰个钉子。
◉Usage notes
When you puncture something, you make a hole in it. Stick a pin in a balloon and you'll not only make kids cry, you'll also puncture the balloon.
Use the verb puncture to describe poking a sharp object into something. You can call the hole you've made a puncture as well: get a big enough puncture in your car tire and you'll need to call for help. In Latin, punctus means "to prick or pierce." The hardest thing about puncture is knowing how to spell it — remember that there's a c in the middle, and you'll probably get it right.
◉朗文词典
puncture1 /ˈpʌŋktʃə $ -ər/ noun [C]
1. BrE a small hole made accidentally in a tyre 〔轮胎上扎破的〕小孔，小洞 SYN American English flat
She was cycling home when she had a puncture.
她骑车回家途中轮胎被扎破了。
slow puncture (=one that lets air out very slowly) 〔引起车胎缓慢漏气的〕小孔
► see thesaurus at hole
2. a small hole made by a sharp point, especially in someone’s body 〔尤指身体上由尖物刺穿的〕小孔
puncture wounds
刺伤
puncture2 verb
1. [I, T] if a tyre punctures, or if you puncture it, a small hole appears in it 刺破，刺穿（轮胎）
A piece of glass punctured the back tyre.
一块玻璃把后轮胎戳破了。
2. [T] to make a small hole in something 刺破，戳破
One bullet punctured his lung.
一颗子弹打穿了他的肺部。
Pressurized container – do not puncture.
压力容器，切勿刺戳。
3. [T] to interrupt a period of silence by making a noise 〔声音〕打断〔寂静〕
There was a stunned silence, punctured by shrill laughter.
一片诧异的沉默过后爆发出刺耳的笑声。
4. [T] to suddenly destroy someone’s hopes or beliefs, making them feel unhappy, embarrassed, or confused 突然破坏〔某人〕的希望[信念]，突然使〔某人〕感到不快[难堪，迷惑]
He wasn’t hurt, but his dignity was punctured.
他没有受伤，不过自尊受到了伤害。
Origin puncture1 (1300-1400) Latin punctura, from pungere; → PUNGENT
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