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puncture

noun
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃər/
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  1. (British English) a small hole in a tyre made by a sharp point that allows air to escape（轮胎上刺破的）小孔，小洞
    • I had a puncture on the way and arrived late.我在路上扎破了轮胎，所以迟到了。🔊🔊
    • The tyre had a slow puncture and had to be pumped up every day.车胎上有个慢撒气的孔，必须每天充气。
    compare flat (6)
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • slow
    verb + puncture
    • get
    • have
    • suffer
    • …
    puncture + noun
    • repair kit
    See full entry
  2. a small hole, especially in the skin, made by a sharp point（尤指皮肤上被刺破的）扎孔；刺伤
    • There were four small puncture marks on her wrist where the cat had bitten her.猫咬她的手腕上有四个小刺痕。
    • Puncture wounds carry a serious risk of infection.刺伤有严重的感染风险。
    see also lumbar puncture
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.

puncture

verb
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they puncture
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃər/
he / she / it punctures
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃəz/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃərz/
past simple punctured
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃəd/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃərd/
past participle punctured
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃəd/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃərd/
-ing form puncturing
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpʌŋktʃərɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] puncture (something) to make a small hole in something; to get a small hole在…上扎孔（或穿孔）；（被）刺破
    • to puncture a tyre扎破轮胎
    • She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung.她肋骨骨折、肺部穿孔，被送往医院。🔊🔊
    • One of the front tyres had punctured.一个前轮被扎破了。🔊🔊
  2. [transitive] puncture something to suddenly make somebody feel less confident, proud, etc.使突然泄气；挫伤（锐气等）
    • to puncture somebody’s confidence打击某人的信心
    • The earlier mood of optimism had been punctured.早些时候的乐观情绪被刺穿了。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.