学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3480 permeate

 今天我们要学的词是 permeate¹.

 

permeate 的意思是遍布、四处弥漫。 Michael Bloomberg's spending on ads is up to $58 million as he and fellow billionaire Tom Steyer permeate television markets, spending the most on ads among the Democratic presidential candidates. 迈克尔·布隆伯格的广告支出高达5800万美元，他和另一位亿万富翁托马斯·斯蒂尔大撒电视广告，是民主党总统竞选参选人中广告支出最多的。

 

The Ukrainian people's demand to end corruption² forced the new Ukrainian Government to take measures to fight the rampant³ corruption which has long permeated⁴ that country's political and economic systems. 乌克兰人民要求结束腐败，这使得乌克兰新政府不得不采取措施打击遍布其国内政治和经济体系中的猖獗腐败。

 

1 permeate   

v.弥漫，遍布，散布；渗入，渗透

参考例句：

• Water will easily permeate a cotton dress.水很容易渗透棉布衣服。
• After a while it begins to permeate through your skin.过了一会，它会开始渗入你的皮肤。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

4 permeated   

弥漫( permeate的过去式和过去分词 )； 遍布； 渗入； 渗透

参考例句：

• The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。
• His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. 在他对民众的演说里，充满了对不公正的愤慨。