1. 1滲透、潛入(通常帶有秘密、不懷好意的目的)

    To infiltrate a place or group means to secretly get inside it, usually to spy on it, gather information, or cause harm from within — like a spy who infiltrates an enemy organization, or one company that infiltrates a market by quietly gaining a foothold. It's about entering without others knowing your real purpose.

core核心畫面

組成in- (into) + a piece related to 'filter' (to pass through something little by little). The idea is of slowly and quietly getting through, the way liquid passes through a filter.

同家族的字

  • filterlikely shares the same root, related to slowly passing through

原始詞典資料8 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

infiltrateverb/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/

  • 1

    To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

    • The spy infiltrated the high-tech company and stole many secrets.
    • Caithness was infiltrated with a palpable sense of being underimagined.
  • 2

    To cause to penetrate in this way.

    • The agency infiltrated several spies into the company.
  • 3

    To pass through something by filtration.

  • 4

    To cause (a liquid) to pass through something by filtration.

  • 5

    medicinesciencesTo invade or penetrate a tissue or organ.

    • High-grade tumors often infiltrate surrounding structures.
    • In certain conditions, immune cells may infiltrate into the cerebrospinal fluid.
  • 6

    governmentmilitarypoliticsTo send (soldiers, spies, etc.) through gaps in the enemy line.

  • 7

    To move from a vein, remaining in the body.

infiltratenoun/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/

  • 1

    medicinepathologysciencesAny undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.

    • One critical distinction to make is whether a focal corneal infiltrate is infected with bacteria or is a sterile immunologic response.
    • Extensive lumpy infiltrates with a tendency to caseate and to form fistulas with purulent secretions appear, mainly in the anogenital region.

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