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单词 piercingly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pier•cing /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. penetrating, as with the eye or mind:He gazed at her with a piercing look.
  • causing or bringing about a strong emotion:a piercing memory of their former love.
  • sharp or loud:a piercing scream.
  • (of a wind or the cold) biting:a piercing wind.
  • pier•cing•ly, adv. 

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    pierc•ing  (pērsing),USA pronunciation adj. 
    1. loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
    2. extremely cold or bitter:a piercing wind.
    3. appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something:piercing eyes.
    4. perceptive or aware;
      acute:a piercing mind.
    5. sarcastic or caustic;
      cutting:piercing remarks.
    • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see pierce, -ing2
    piercing•ly, adv. 
    piercing•ness, n. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . grating, strident, screeching.

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