| 单词 | pierce |
| 释义 | pierce —pierceable, adj. —piercer, n. /pears/, v. , pierced, piercing. v.t. 1. to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does. 2. to make a hole or opening in. 3. to bore into or through; tunnel. 4. to perforate. 5. to make (a hole, opening, etc.) by or as by boring or perforating. 6. to make a way or path into or through: a road that pierces the dense jungle. 7. to penetrate with the eye or mind; see into or through: She couldn't pierce his thoughts. 8. to affect sharply with some sensation or emotion, as of cold, pain, or grief: The wind pierced her body. Her words pierced our hearts. 9. to sound sharply through (the air, stillness, etc.): A pistol shot pierced the night. v.i. 10. to force or make a way into or through something; penetrate: to pierce to the heart. [1250-1300; ME percen < OF perc(i)er < VL *pertusiare, v. deriv. of L pertusus, ptp. of pertundere to bore a hole through, perforate, equiv. to per- PER- + tundere to strike, beat] Syn. 1. enter, puncture. PIERCE, PENETRATE suggest the action of one object passing through another or making a way through and into another. The terms are used both concretely and figuratively. To PIERCE is to perforate quickly, as by stabbing; it suggests the use of a sharp, pointed instrument which is impelled by force: to pierce the flesh with a knife; a scream pierces one's ears. PENETRATE suggests a slow or difficult movement: No ordinary bullet can penetrate an elephant's hide; to penetrate the depths of one's ignorance. 8. touch, move, strike, thrill. |
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