Puncture



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.刺穿, 刺破; n.刺孔, 穿孔
• ［英］ v.刺穿, 刺破 ( to pierce with a pointed instrument) ;
• ［记］ punct ( 点) ＋ure -> 点穿 -> 穿孔
• ［例］ A nail on the road punctured the tire.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin punctura, from punctus, past participle of pungere
• Date: 14th century
• 1. an act of puncturing
• 2. a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing
• 3. a minute depression

II. verb (punctured; puncturing)

• Date: 1699
• transitive verb
  • 1. to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object
  • 2. to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture ; deflate
• intransitive verb
  • to become punctured

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