pervade

Definitions

per- (through, thoroughly) + vade (go) = 'walk through every part.' Where invade enters once at a boundary, pervade is already *everywhere inside* at the same time. So it pairs with things that diffuse — a smell, a mood, an idea: a sense of calm pervaded the room.

Common Collocations

• 1.pervade society渗透社会
• 2.pervade the atmosphere弥漫在气氛中
• 3.a feeling pervades某种感觉笼罩
• 4.a smell pervades某种气味弥漫

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A strong smell of coffee pervaded the entire office that morning.

• 2.

  A sense of unease pervaded the meeting from start to finish.

• 3.

  These assumptions pervade much of modern economic thinking.

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