| 单词 | pierce |
| 释义 | pierce (once / 246 pages) v If something pokes your hand, you will probably look at your hand to see if it pierced the skin. To pierce means to go right through, especially with something sharp. Pierce has several meanings, but they all involve something sharp penetrating something else, like scissors through a plastic bag or a pen through a pocket. You can also pierce confusion by saying something that makes everything clear. Another meaning has to do with sound. Much like a knife, a sharp sound can pierce the silence and a loud, high shriek will pierce your ears. WORD FAMILYpierce: pierced, pierces, piercing+/pierced: unpierced/piercing: piercinger, piercingest, piercingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe squash is ready when it is readily pierced with a paring knife. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The force of Hopper’s art is located within the piercing sense of possibility that the paintings convey, the sense of ambiguity and essential unknowability. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The photos and videos from that era show Michael with long locks, piercing eyes and a cheerful, show-stopping smile. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1v penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument Syn|Hypo|Hyper thrust stick pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed stickpierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument pegpierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into center punchmake a small hole in something as a guide for a drill empale, impale, spike, transfixpierce with a sharp stake or point horn, tuskstab or pierce with a horn or tusk gorewound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument lancepierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight pinpierce with a pin spearpierce with a spear penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 2v make a hole into The needle pierced her flesh Hypo|Hyper poke make a hole by poking puncturepierce with a pointed object; make a hole into riddlepierce with many holes prick, pricklemake a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn bitepenetrate or cut, as with a knife perforate, punchmake a hole into or between, as for ease of separation bite, prick, stingdeliver a sting to tappierce in order to draw a liquid from scarifypuncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals needleprick with a needle penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 3v cut or make a way through The path pierced the jungle Light pierced through the forest Hypo|Hyper break up, pick attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 4v sound sharply or shrilly The scream pierced the night Hyper sound give off a certain sound or sounds 5v move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply The cold pierced her bones Her words pierced the students Hyper affect, impress, move, strike have an emotional or cognitive impact upon Pierce (once / 2054 pages) n WORD FAMILY Pierce: Pierces USAGE EXAMPLESThe man was booked into the Pierce County Jail. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The park is reached by Pierce County’s Steilacoom Ferry, and is on the regional Cascade Marine Trail network. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Snohomish County is slowing down a bit after its recent peak in apartment construction, while Pierce County is expecting to peak in 2018. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) n 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) Syn|Exp Franklin Pierce, President Pierce Chief Executive, President, President of the United States, United States President the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government |
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