MBA加油站-英语晨读2017-07-19

1. leak   [liːk]

v. /n. 渗漏；泄露   

The roof is leaking.

屋顶在漏水。

2. drip  [drɪp]

v. 滴下   n. 水滴

Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.

血从他嘴角滴下来。

3. plunge  [plʌn(d)ʒ]

v. 俯冲；跳进〔水中〕;〔价格等的〕骤降

At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river.

一辆公共汽车冲进了河里，至少有50人死亡。

4. penetrate  ['penɪtreɪt]

v. 渗入；刺入；穿透

X-rays can penetrate many objects.

X射线能穿透很多物体。

5. pierce   [pɪəs]

v. 刺穿，刺破

I'm going to have my ears pierced on Saturday.

我星期六要去扎耳洞。

6. prick  [prɪk]

v.  刺（破），戳（穿），扎（穿）

She had just pricked her finger with the needle.

她刚用针扎了她的手指。

7. poke   [pəʊk]

v. 戳，捅，刺

Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye.

小心你的伞，别戳到别人的眼睛。

8. thrust  [θrʌst]

v. /n. 猛推; 猛塞; 猛刺

She thrust the money into his hand.

她把钱塞进他手中。

9. stab    [stæb]

v. (用刀等利器) 刺; 捅;(用手指或手中尖物) 戳; 捅

Somebody stabbed him in the stomach.

有人刺了他的腹部。

10. pinch  [pɪn(t)ʃ]

v. /n. 掐; 捏

She pinched his arm as hard as she could.

她使出全力掐他的胳膊。