v. 〔液体、气体等〕渗透，渗入；弥漫（于）

v. 〔观点、信念、感情等〕充满，充斥

• permeation

  n.  渗透

  n.  [化学] 渗透作用；散布性

• 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。

• Racism continues to permeate our society. 在我们的社会里，种族主义依然无处不在。

• Dissatisfaction among the managers soon permeated down to members of the workforce. 管理人员的不满情绪很快传染给了全体职工。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/