perforate

🇬🇧/ˈpɜːfəreɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɜːrfəreɪt/
VCE 📚 30593 GRE sat
To perforate something means to make a hole or holes in it. 在…上钻孔

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 穿孔于,打孔穿透;在……上打齿孔

I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums. 我不愿戴耳机,因为它可能会使鼓膜穿孔。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] vi. 穿过,贯穿;穿孔

The arrow is tipped with an iron arrowhead to perforate its target. 箭头上镶有铁的箭簇以便射穿目标物。

per- 表示“贯穿,自始至终”、“假,坏” perforate 打洞(per+forate 打孔→打孔穿过→打洞)
per(贯穿) + for(门, 开口) + ate → 打穿 → 打洞
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