through
through
preposition& adverb
through and through
preposition& adverb
- moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening, channel, or location)
穿过
[as prep.]stepping boldly through the doorway.
大胆地走过门道。
[as adv.]as soon as we opened the gate they came streaming through.
我们一打开大门，他们就蜂拥进来。
■so as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)[as prep.]
破开，穿洞
the lorry smashed through a brick wall.
货车把砖墙撞出了个洞。
[as adv.]a cucumber, slit, but not right through.
切开但尚未切断的黄瓜。
■moving around or from one side to the other within (a crowd or group)[asprep.]
（在人群中）穿行
making my way through the guests.
我在宾客中穿行。
■so as to be perceived from the other side of (an intervening obstacle)[as prep.]
穿过（障碍而）出现（或显露）
the sun was streaming in through the window.
阳光透过窗户照耀进来。
[as adv.]the glass in the front door where the moonlight streamed through.
月光可透射进来的前门玻璃。
■[prep.]expressing the position or location of something beyond or at the far end of (an opening or an obstacle)
越过（入口，障碍）
the approach to the church is through a gate.
穿过一道门就到了教堂。
■expressing the extent of turning from one orientation to another[as prep.]
从一端转至另一端
each joint can move through an angle within fixed limits.
在设定的限度内，每个接头都可以在某个角度内转动。 - continuing in time towards completion of (a process or period)[as prep.]
一直到底；达到…的末尾；（直至）完成
the goal came midway through the second half.
下半场进行到一半时踢进了球。
[as adv.]to struggle through until pay day.
勉强挨到领薪日。
■so as to complete (a particular stage or trial) successfully[as prep.]
胜利完成
she had come through her sternest test.
她已经顺利通过了最严格的测试。
[as adv.]I will struggle through alone rather than ask for help.
我要独自努力完成，不请求帮助。
■from beginning to end of (an experience or activity, typically a tedious or stressful one)
从头至尾；从开始至结束，在整个期间（常指单调、紧张的经历或活动）
[as prep.]we sat through some very boring speeches.
我们坐着从头到尾听完了一些极其乏味的演讲。
she's been through a bad time.
她度过了一段艰难岁月。
[as adv.]Karl will see you through, Ingrid.
英格里德，卡尔将帮你渡过难关。 - so as to inspect all or part of (a collection, inventory, or publication)
从头到尾检查（或查阅）
[as prep.]flipping through the pages of a notebook.
迅速翻阅完整本笔记本。
[as adv.]she read the letter through carefully.
她仔细地读了信。 - [prep.](N. Amer.)up to and including (a particular point in an ordered sequence)
(北美)直至
they will be in London from March 24 through May 7.
从3月24日至5月7日他们将呆在伦敦。 - [prep.]by means of (a process or intermediate stage)
经由
dioxins get into mothers' milk through contaminated food.
二（口恶）英经由污染的食品进入母乳。
■by means of (an intermediary or agent)
以，用；凭借
seeking justice through the proper channels.
凭借适当的渠道寻求公正。 - [adverb]so as to be connected by telephone
接通电话
he put a call through to the Naturalists' Trust Office.
他拨通了宠物信托办公室的电话。
- [attrib.](of a means of public transport or a ticket) continuing or valid to the final destination
（公共交通，公共交通票）直达的，直通的；联运的，全程的
a through train from London.
伦敦发来的直达火车。 - [attrib.]denoting traffic that passes from one side of a place to another in the course of a longer journey
贯穿的，过境的
urban precincts from which through traffic would be excluded.
不提供过境交通的市区。
■denoting a road that is open at both ends, allowing traffic free passage from one end to the other
（公路）对穿的，双向的
the village lies on a busy through road.
村庄位于一条双向要道上。 - [attrib.](of a room) running the whole length of a building
（房间）南北通透的 - [predic.](of a team or competitor) having successfully passed to the next stage of a competition
（竞赛队，竞技者）进入下一轮（比赛）的
Swindon Town are through to the third round.
斯温登队顺利进入第三轮比赛。 - [predic.](informal, chiefly N.Amer.)having no prospect of any future relationship, dealings, or success
(非正式，主北美)完结的；断绝的
she told him she was through with him.
她对他说他们俩的关系结束了。
you and I are through.
我和你就此绝交。
through and through
- in every aspect; thoroughly or completely
完全，彻底
Harriet was a political animal through and through.
哈丽雅特是个彻头彻尾的政治动物。
- Old English thurh (preposition and adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch door and German durch. The spelling change to thr- appears c.1300, becoming standard from Caxton onwards
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