puncture

• vt. 刺穿；揭穿；削弱
• vi. 被刺穿；被戳破
• n. 穿刺；刺痕

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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5. Somebody helped me mend the puncture.

有个人帮我修补扎破的轮胎。

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