Sunlight entering the cave through a narrow shaft illuminated mineral deposits that had formed over thousands of years.
阳光透过一道狭窄的竖井进入洞穴，照亮了历经数千年形成的矿物沉积。
Which choice best defines “entering”?
B — Going into a place. “entering” means going into a place.
Which word means “going into a place”?
A — entering. “entering” means going into a place.
entering — going into a place. In Chinese: 进入.
entering is pronounced /ˈɛntərɪŋ/.
Sunlight entering the cave through a narrow shaft illuminated mineral deposits that had formed over thousands of years. (阳光透过一道狭窄的竖井进入洞穴，照亮了历经数千年形成的矿物沉积。)
arriving, penetrating, accessing — all close in meaning to entering (going into a place).
leaving, exiting — each the opposite of entering (going into a place).
Yes. entering is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.