Definition
击穿 is a resultative verb compound (击 'strike' + 穿 'pass through') meaning to puncture or break through — literally as in electrical breakdown (击穿电压 'breakdown voltage') or figuratively as in breaking a psychological barrier (击穿心理防线). It can be separated with 得/不 in potential complements, e.g., 击不穿 'cannot puncture'. This is a technical term common in electronics, physics, and military contexts.
r.v.
to punctureto break down (electrical insulation, dielectric)(figurative) to break throughto shatter (a barrier, defense)
Examples
- 击穿。Gāoyā diànxiàn de juéyuán céng bèi jī chuān le.The insulation layer of the high-voltage wire was punctured.
- ，击穿。Zhè zhǒng cáiliào hěn hòu, zhèngcháng qíngkuàng xià shì jī bù jī chuān de.This material is very thick; under normal circumstances it cannot be punctured.
- ，击穿。Tánpàn zhōng, tā de yí jù guānjiàn huà jī chuān le duìfāng de xīnlǐ fángxiàn.During the negotiations, a key sentence from him broke through the other side's psychological defenses.
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