puncture

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈpʌŋktʃə/    /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
  2. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
    — There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.
  3. A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate. specifically
    — On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.
动词 v.
  1. To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
    — The needle punctured the balloon instantly.
  2. To destroy the vitality or strength of.
    — The woebegone children have their aspirations slowly snuffed. Grace’s artistic dreams (of animation, of course) are punctured by her isolated existence; Gilbert’s pyrophilia is smothered by religious extremism.

词形变化

punctures plural punctures present,singular,third-person puncturing participle,present punctured participle,past punctured past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *pungō
Late Latin pungō
Late Latin pūnctus
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Late Latin -tūra
Late Latin punctūrabor.
English puncture
Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *pungō
Late Latin pungō
Late Latin pūnctus
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Late Latin -tūra
Late Latin punctūrabor.
English puncture
Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.
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