infiltrate

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in·fil·trate /ˈɪnfɪltreɪt $ ɪnˈfɪltreɪt, ˈɪnfɪl-/ verb

1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]JOIN AN ORGANIZATIONSPY to secretly join an organization or enter a place in order to find out information about it or harm it 渗透；混入；潜入

Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups were largely unsuccessful.

警方想打入新纳粹团体的行动基本上不成功。

infiltrate into

Rebel forces have been infiltrating into the country.

叛军一直在向这个国家渗透。

2 [transitiveT] to secretly put people into an organization or place in order to find out information or to harm it 使秘密进入，使潜入〔某组织或地方〕

infiltrate somebody into something

They repeatedly tried to infiltrate assassins into the palace.

他们几次想让刺客潜入皇宫。

3 [transitiveT] to become a part of something – used especially to show disapproval 渗透进〔尤含贬义〕

Commercialism has been infiltrating universities for the past decade.

在过去十年里，商业主义已渗透进了大学。

—infiltrator noun [countableC]

—infiltration /ˌɪnfɪlˈtreɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

infiltrate• Federal undercover agents infiltrated a Miami drug ring.• Everyone knew the organization had been infiltrated by government agents, but could not prove it.• Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups have been largely unsuccessful.• The Communists effectively infiltrated the government and the political parties.

infiltrate into• Intelligence reports confirm that terrorists have infiltrated into the region.

infiltrate somebody into something• They repeatedly tried to infiltrate assassins into the palace.

in·fil·trate verb

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