pierce

英 [pɪəs]

美 [pɪrs]

v.  扎; 刺破; 穿透; 穿过; 透入; 冲破; 突破

过去分词：pierced　过去式：pierced　现在分词：piercing　第三人称单数：pierces　复数：pierces　

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Collins.2 / BNC.8742 / COCA.6839

牛津词典

verb

• 扎；刺破；穿透
  to make a small hole in sth, or to go through sth, with a sharp object
  1. The arrow pierced his shoulder.
     箭头射入他的肩膀。
  2. He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.
     他用刀子在皮腰带上又扎了一个洞。
  3. to have your ears/nose, etc. pierced (= to have a small hole made in your ears/nose so that you can wear jewellery there)
     在耳朵、鼻子等上扎洞眼
  4. She was pierced to the heart with guilt.
     她万般愧疚，心如刀割。
  5. The knife pierced through his coat.
     刀子刺穿了他的外衣。
• 刺破；穿过；透入
  to be suddenly seen or heard
  1. Sirens pierced the silence of the night.
     警笛声划破了夜晚的宁静。
  2. Shafts of sunlight pierced the heavy mist.
     缕缕阳光穿透了浓雾。
• 冲破；突破
  to force a way through a barrier
  1. They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.
     他们未能突破利物浦队的防线。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 刺入；刺穿；刺破
  If a sharp objectpiercessomething, or if youpiercesomethingwitha sharp object, the object goes into it and makes a hole in it.
  1. One bullet pierced the left side of his chest...
     一颗子弹射入他的左胸。
  2. Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
     用叉子扎破土豆皮。
• VERB 给…穿孔；给…打眼
  If youhaveyour ears or some other part of your bodypierced, you have a small hole made through them so that you can wear a piece of jewellery in them.
  1. I'm having my ears pierced on Saturday.
     我周六要去扎耳洞。
  2. ...her pierced ears with their tiny gold studs.
     她戴着小巧金耳钉的穿了耳洞的耳朵
• VERB （光线）穿透；（声音）响彻
  If a light or soundpiercessomething orpierces throughit, it is suddenly seen or heard very clearly.
  1. A spotlight pierced the darkness...
     聚光灯穿透了黑暗。
  2. Then he spoke, in a voice that pierced the thick air...
     随后他开始讲话，洪亮的声音划破了窒闷的空气。
  3. The clock striking the hour pierced through his thoughts.
     时钟的报时把他从沉思中惊醒。
• VERB 使心如刀割
  If a thought, feeling, or soundpiercessomeone's heart, it makes them experience a feeling, especially sadness, very strongly.
  1. This sound, like all music, pierced my heart like a dagger.
     这种声音像所有的音乐一样，如短剑般直刺我心。
• VERB 穿过；突破
  If someonepiercessomething that acts as a barrier, they manage to get through it.
  1. German armoured divisions pierced the Russian lines.
     德国装甲师突破了俄国的防线。

英英释义

verb

• make a hole into
  1. The needle pierced her flesh
• penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  Synonym:thrust
• cut or make a way through
  1. the knife cut through the flesh
  2. The path pierced the jungle
  3. Light pierced through the forest
• move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
  1. The cold pierced her bones
  2. Her words pierced the students
• sound sharply or shrilly
  1. The scream pierced the night

双语例句

• One bullet pierced the left side of his chest
  一颗子弹射入他的左胸。
• Says she's pleased that Courtney, Pierce and their mothers have had such an open dialogue.
  考特尼和皮尔斯保证说他们绝对都是对方的第一次。伯曼博士说，让她高兴的是，考特尼和皮尔斯以及他们的母亲进行了这样一次敞开沟通。
• The clock striking the hour pierced through his thoughts.
  时钟的报时把他从沉思中惊醒。
• Remember that when Pierce calls her, he's always impersonating someone.
  记得当Pierce给她打电话时，他总是模仿其他人的声音。
• What can pierce one's ears without a hole? it is sound ( noise).
  如果没有洞，什么可以刺穿一个人的耳朵？是声音，或是噪音。
• His dark and penetrating eyes seemed to pierce the shelter of her veil.
  他那双锐利的黑眼睛好象刺穿了她那块面纱的遮蔽。
• Would you ever pierce your tongue?
  你会给你的舌头上穿孔吗？
• Hawkeye Pierce: Frank Burns has gone nuts! I'm wearing glasses, for God's sake.
  弗兰克·伯恩斯发疯了！我带了眼镜，上帝啊。
• But their words helped pierce the concrete and concertina wire of the Iron Curtain.
  但他们的话洞穿了铁幕的混凝土和铁丝网。
• I may even draw on a tattoo or pierce something.
  我甚至会去纹身什么的。