英语词汇“pierce”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	pierce
释义	pierce I. \ˈpi(ə)rs, -iəs\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English percen, from Old French percer, percier, perhaps from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pertusiare, from Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere to pierce, from per through + tundere to beat, pound — more at for, stutter *transitive verb* 1. a. : to run into or through as a pointed instrument or weapon does : make a thrust into or through : stab < the needle pierced an ear lobe > < argued that the meaty edges of steak neither should be gashed or pierced with a fork — Jane Nickerson > < pierced his side with a spear > < the rigid, eternal obelisk piercing the mist like a sword — Louis Bromfield > b. : to penetrate sharply or painfully < the cold pierced him to the bone > < tight-lipped whistles pierced the din — Darrell Berrigan > < bullets pierced his flesh > 2. : to make a hole in or through : bore, perforate, tunnel < cylinders pierced by three or more … longitudinal perforations — Encyc. Americana > < the marble walls are pierced with four doors — American Guide Series: New Jersey > < the railway tunnel … pierces the rolling uplands — Guy McCrone > 3. : to force or make a way into or through : break into or through < wanted to get swiftly through the field of fire and pierce and overthrow the enemy lines — Tom Wintringham > < the market … has already made new lows for the year and the question in the minds of technical followers is whether it will pierce the lows of last October — C.N.Stabler > 4. : to penetrate with the eye or mind : see through : comprehend, discern < stood hidden in the doorway of an old empty house, piercing the darkness with wild eyes — Liam O'Flaherty > < a Shakespeare, piercing and developing the springs of passion — T.L.Peacock > < the curious and indiscreet who might wish to pierce the mystery that is taking place in the temple — J.G.Frazer > 5. : to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of : affect poignantly < the remembrance of all that made life dear pierced me to the core — W.H.Hudson †1922 > *intransitive verb* : to make a way into or through something as a pointed instrument does : break through : enter, penetrate < tried to pierce into the enigma of her conduct for some sort of meaning > Synonyms: see enter II. noun (-s) 1. : piercing, stab 2. : a pierced hole : perforation
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