infiltrate
- IPA[ˈɪnf(ɪ)ltreɪt]
英式
- enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information；gradually permeate or become a part of
- an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells
verb: infiltrate, 3rd person present: infiltrates, gerund or present participle: infiltrating, past tense: infiltrated, past participle: infiltrated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information the organization has been infiltrated by informers 同義詞
- ▪ gradually permeate or become a part of computing has infiltrated most professions now
- ▪ (of a tumour, cells, etc.) spread into or invade (a tissue or organ) one of the tumours infiltrated the submucosa
- 2. (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara 同義詞
- ▪ cause (a liquid) to permeate something by filtration lignocaine was infiltrated into the wound
名詞
- 1. an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells a chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobes
- 更多解釋
- IPA[inˈfilˌtrāt]
美式
- enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, ... the organization has been infiltrated by informers
- an infiltrating substance or a number of infiltrating cells: a chest radiograph revealed a patchy infiltrate in the left lower lobes
Oxford American Dictionary
