[VERB 动词]刺入；刺穿；刺破 If a sharp object pierces something, or if you pierce something with a sharp object, the object goes into it and makes a hole in it.
[V n]
One bullet pierced the left side of his chest...
一颗子弹射入他的左胸。
Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
用叉子扎破土豆皮。
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[VERB 动词]给…穿孔；给…打眼 If you have your ears or some other part of your body pierced, you have a small hole made through them so that you can wear a piece of jewellery in them.
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I'm having my ears pierced on Saturday.
我周六要去扎耳洞。
...her pierced ears with their tiny gold studs.
她戴着小巧金耳钉的穿了耳洞的耳朵
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[VERB 动词]（光线）穿透；（声音）响彻 If a light or sound pierces something or pierces through it, it is suddenly seen or heard very clearly.
[V n]
[V through n]
[LITERARY 文]
A spotlight pierced the darkness...
聚光灯穿透了黑暗。
Then he spoke, in a voice that pierced the thick air...
随后他开始讲话，洪亮的声音划破了窒闷的空气。
The clock striking the hour pierced through his thoughts.
时钟的报时把他从沉思中惊醒。
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[VERB 动词]使心如刀割 If a thought, feeling, or sound pierces someone's heart, it makes them experience a feeling, especially sadness, very strongly.
[V n]
[LITERARY 文]
This sound, like all music, pierced my heart like a dagger.
这种声音像所有的音乐一样，如短剑般直刺我心。
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[VERB 动词]穿过；突破 If someone pierces something that acts as a barrier, they manage to get through it.
[V n]
[Also V through n]
German armoured divisions pierced the Russian lines.
德国装甲师突破了俄国的防线。
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pierce/pɪəs; NAmEpɪrs/verb1[transitive , intransitive ]to make a small hole in sth, or to go through sth, with a sharp object 扎；刺破；穿透piercesth ◆The arrow pierced his shoulder.箭头射入他的肩膀。◆He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.他用刀子在皮腰带上又扎了一个洞。◆to have your ears/nose, etc. pierced(= to have a small hole made in your ears/nose, etc. so that you can wear jewellery there)在耳朵、鼻子等上扎洞piercesb ◆( figurative) She was pierced to the heart with guilt. 她万般愧疚，心如刀割。piercethrough sth ◆The knife pierced through his coat.刀子刺穿了他的外衣。2[transitive , intransitive ]pierce(through) sth ( literary) (of light, sound, etc. 光、声等)to be suddenly seen or heard 刺破；穿过；透入◆Sirens pierced the silence of the night.警笛声划破了夜晚的宁静。◆Shafts of sunlight pierced the heavy mist.缕缕阳光穿透了浓雾。3[transitive , intransitive ]pierce(through) sth to force a way through a barrier 冲破；突破SYN
penetrate
◆They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.他们未能突破利物浦队的防线。piercepiercespiercedpiercingpierce/pɪəs; NAmEpɪrs/
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piercepierce /pɪəs $ pɪrs/ ●○○ verb
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1[transitive] to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point: Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced with a fork. Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung.pierce a hole in/through something Pierce small holes in the base of the pot with a hot needle.2have your ears/nose etc pierced to have a small hole made in your ears, nose etc so that you can wear jewellery through the hole: I had my belly-button pierced. pierced ears3[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary if sound or light pierces something, you suddenly hear or see it: The darkness was pierced by the beam from the lighthouse. A sudden scream pierced the silence.pierce through The men’s lanterns pierced through the dense mist.4pierce somebody’s heart to make someone feel a strong emotion such as pain, sadness, or love: Her memories sometimes pierced her heart.5[transitive] to force a way through something: Leicester rarely threatened to pierce the Manchester United defence.
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