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

來自拉丁語punctum,點，刺點，來自pungere,刺，擊，詞源同pungent,point.引申詞義小孔，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.

別人借給我一個打氣筒，又幫我補好了輪胎。

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2. An instrument called a trocar makes a puncture in the abdominal wall.

一種叫做套管針的工具在腹壁上刺了一個孔。

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3. The tyre is guaranteed never to puncture or go flat.

這種輪胎保證永遠不會被扎破或撒氣。

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4. Obviously the puncture threw me a little, but I'm reasonably happy.

顯然，輪胎扎破讓我感到有些意外，不過我還是挺開心的。

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5. Somebody helped me mend the puncture.

有個人幫我修補扎破的輪胎。

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