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puncture
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- Conjugation :
past
punctured
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ing
puncturing
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Derivatives :
adj
puncturable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- puncture
['p^ŋktʃər]
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1.
noun
[c]
刺孔
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2.
vt.
[+tyre]
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戳破
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to have a puncture
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轮胎被扎破了
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- puncture
['pʌŋkʧɚ]
['pʌŋkʧə]
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1.
noun
刺，穿刺
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2.
noun
小孔；小洞；刺孔
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3.
vt.
穿孔，刺穿
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4.
vt.
减低；毁掉；毁坏
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to puncture someone's pride
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损害某人的自尊心
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5.
vi.
被刺穿；被戳破
Collins English-English Dictionary
- puncture
['p^ŋktʃə]
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1.
n
a small hole made by a sharp object
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2.
n
a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc
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3.
n
the act of puncturing or perforating
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to pierce (a hole) in (something) with a sharp object
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5.
vt.
to cause (something pressurized, esp a tyre) to lose pressure by piercing, or (of a tyre, etc) to be pierced and collapse in this way
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to depreciate (a person's self-esteem, pomposity, etc)
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7.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin punctura, from pungere to prick
Examples
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to have a puncture
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轮胎被扎破了
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补车胎
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mend a puncture
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肝(腰椎)穿剌
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liver (lumbar) puncture
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后胎撒气了。
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The back tyre has got a puncture. or The back tyre is flat.
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我们将采取穿刺的手段取出一些你的肾液来作检查。
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We will do a kidney puncture to draw some of your adrenal fluid for testing.
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