来自拉丁语punctum,点，刺点，来自pungere,刺，击，词源同pungent,point.引申词义小孔，小洞。

1. Somebody else lent me a pump and helped me mend the puncture.

别人借给我一个打气筒，又帮我补好了轮胎。

2. An instrument called a trocar makes a puncture in the abdominal wall.

一种叫做套管针的工具在腹壁上刺了一个孔。

3. The tyre is guaranteed never to puncture or go flat.

这种轮胎保证永远不会被扎破或撒气。

4. Obviously the puncture threw me a little, but I'm reasonably happy.

显然，轮胎扎破让我感到有些意外，不过我还是挺开心的。

5. Somebody helped me mend the puncture.

有个人帮我修补扎破的轮胎。