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permeable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++per·me·a·ble /ˈpɜːmiəbəl $ ˈpɜːr-/ adjective technical  CSmaterial that is permeable allows water, gas etc to pass through it 可渗透的,具渗透性的 OPP impermeable the permeable cell membrane 渗透性的细胞膜permeability /ˌpɜːmiəˈbɪləti $ ˌpɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
permeableBesides, the boundaries of the leprosarium were permeable, and surveillance at the federal level was almost nonexistent.If the soil is permeable enough radon can diffuse out before it decays.Layers of rock that are porous and permeable enough to store water and let it flow through them easily are called aquifers.The picture of the permeable family may lead one to think Elkind wishes for the return of the old model.a permeable membraneSuch rocks are said to be permeable; sandstones and gravels are good examples of permeable rocks.A membrane selectively permeable to gases separates the buffer from the blood sample.The proximal tubule is freely permeable to water, and water freely follows the absorbed solutes.
per·me·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
material water, allows is that Corpus permeable gas


permeable
permeable /ˈpɜːmiəbəl $ ˈpɜːr-/ adjective technical
material that is permeable allows water, gas etc to pass through it
   OPP  impermeable:
    the permeable cell membrane
—permeability /ˌpɜːmiəˈbɪləti, ˌpɜːmiəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌpɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]


per·me·ableBrE /ˈpɜːmiəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɜːrmiəbl/ 🔊 adjective~ (to sth) (specialist) allowing a liquid or gas to pass through 可渗透的;可渗入的The skin of amphibians is permeable to water. 两栖动物的皮肤是透水的。🔊🔊permeable rocks渗透性岩石 OPP impermeable per·mea·bil·ity BrE /ˌpɜːmiəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɜːrmiəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]