| 单词 | piercing |
| 释义 | piercing (once / 705 pages) adj WORD FAMILY piercing: piercinger, piercingest, piercingly+/pierce: pierced, pierces, piercing/pierced: unpierced USAGE EXAMPLESThe 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) You can’t even hear, that’s how loud the piercing screams were.” New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj painful as if caused by a sharp instrument piercing cold piercing criticism Syn cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, stabbing sharp keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point 2adj having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions Syn acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, sharp perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment |
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