puncture

英 [ˈpʌŋk.tʃər]      美 [ˈpʌŋk.tʃɚ]
  • vt. 刺穿;揭穿;削弱
  • vi. 被刺穿;被戳破
  • n. 穿刺;刺痕
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puncture 小孔,小洞

来自拉丁语punctum,点,刺点,来自pungere,刺,击,词源同pungent,point.引申词义小孔,小洞。

puncture (n.)
late 14c., from Late Latin punctura "a pricking," from Latin punctus, past participle of pungere "to prick, pierce" (see pungent).
puncture (v.)
1690s, from puncture (n.). Related: Punctured; puncturing.
1. Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture.
别人借给我一个打气筒,又帮我补好了轮胎。
2. An instrument called a trocar makes a puncture in the abdominal wall.
一种叫做套管针的工具在腹壁上刺了一个孔。
3. The tyre is guaranteed never to puncture or go flat.
这种轮胎保证永远不会被扎破或撒气。
4. Obviously the puncture threw me a little, but I'm reasonably happy.
显然,轮胎扎破让我感到有些意外,不过我还是挺开心的。
5. Somebody helped me mend the puncture.
有个人帮我修补扎破的轮胎。