名詞 puncture:

1. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
2. a small hole made by a sharp object
3. the act of puncturing or perforating

動(dòng)詞 puncture:

1. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
2. make by piercing
3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of
   同義詞：deflate
4. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
5. be pierced or punctured

1. I had a narrow shave yesterday when I had a puncture on the motorway, but fortunately I was able to keep the car in control until I could pull over and stop.
   昨天在公路上行駛時(shí)，我的車(chē)輪胎被戳破了，我真是死里逃生，幸好我能控制住車(chē)直到停下。
2. I've got a puncture and my spare is flat too!
   我的車(chē)胎扎破了，備用的也癟了！

punc.ture

v.（動(dòng)詞）
punc.tured,punc.tur.ing,punc.tures
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To pierce with a pointed object.
刺：用帶尖的物體穿透
To make (a hole) by piercing.
戳：通過(guò)刺穿弄（一個(gè)洞）
To cause to collapse by piercing.
通過(guò)刺穿導(dǎo)致倒塌
To depreciate or deflate:
貶低或降低…的地位：
例句：
cutting remarks that punctured my ego.
減掉有貶形象的評(píng)論

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be pierced or punctured.
被刺穿或被戳
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of puncturing.
刺的行為或事例
A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.
用尖物弄出來(lái)的尤指機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)車(chē)帶上的小孔或凹陷

來(lái)源：
From Middle English [a pricking]
源自 中古英語(yǔ) [一刺，一孔]
from Late Latin pônctôra
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) pônctôra
from pônctus [past participle of] pungere [to prick] * see peuk-
源自 pônctus [] pungere的過(guò)去分詞 [刺，扎] *參見(jiàn) peuk-

【引伸】
punc.turable
adj.（形容詞）