infiltrate
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (through sth) (into sth) (of liquids, gases, etc) pass slowly by filtering; penetrate (指液體、 氣體等)滲透, 透入
The thick fog seemed to have infiltrated through the very walls into the room. 濃霧好像透過墻壁進到房間里.
(fig 比喻) the depths of the ocean, where no light can infiltrate 海洋的深處, 光線射不進去.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ A into B/~ B with A cause sth to pass slowly by filtering it into sth else 使某物慢慢滲入或透入他物
infiltrate poison into the water-supply/infiltrate the water-supply with poison 把毒藥慢慢滲入水源.
3 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (through sth) (into sth) (esp military or politics 尤用於軍事或政治) enter (sth) stealthily without being noticed 悄悄進入; 潛入
troops infiltrating through enemy lines into occupied territory 通過敵人封鎖線潛入占領區的部隊
Our entire organization had been infiltrated by enemy agents. 敵特已打入我們整個組織.
4 [Tn.pr] (esp military or politics 尤用於軍事或政治) ~ sb/sth into sth; ~ sth with sb/sth introduce sb/sth stealthily into sth 暗中使某人[某事物]進入
infiltrate spies into a country 派間諜進入某國家
infiltrate an organization with one's own men 派自己的人混入某組織.