1[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]ENTER if liquid, gas etc permeates something, it enters it and spreads through every part of it 〔液体、气体等〕渗透,渗入;弥漫(于)
The smell of diesel oil permeated the air.
空气里充斥着柴油的气味。
permeate through/into
Rain permeates through the ground to add to ground water levels.
雨水渗入地下,抬高了地下水水位。
2[transitiveT]SPREAD if ideas, beliefs, emotions etc permeate something, they are present in every part of it 〔观点、信念、感情等〕充满,充斥
Racism continues to permeate our society.
在我们的社会里,种族主义依然无处不在。
An emotional intensity permeates every one of O'Connor’s songs.