pierce

pierce, penetrate, prick, stab, thrust

名词 pierce:

1. 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
   同义词：Franklin Pierce, President Pierce

动词 pierce:

1. cut or make a way through
2. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
3. sound sharply or shrilly
4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
   同义词：thrust
5. make a hole into

1. Her shrieks pierced the air.
   她尖锐的叫声直刺云天。
2. The needle pierced her finger.
   针刺进了她的手指。
3. The regiment pierced through the enemy's lines.
   这个团突破了敌军防线。

pierce

v.（动词）
pierced,pierc.ing,pierc.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
刺入，刺穿：用或好象用尖锐工具切入或穿过；刺穿或刺入
To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
穿孔于，打眼于：在…里做一个洞或口子，打孔于
To make a way through:
穿过，突破：
例句：
The path pierced the wilderness.
这条路穿过野地

To sound sharply through:
声音冲破：
例句：
His shout pierced the din.
他的叫喊冲破了噪音

To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect:
洞悉，穿透：用目光或洞察力看穿（某事）：
例句：
Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.
一双大而发光的黄眼睛洞悉了黑暗

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To penetrate into or through something:
穿透：穿入或穿过某物：
例句：
The rocket pierced through space.
火箭穿过太空

来源：
Middle English percen
中古英语 percen
from Old French percer
源自 古法语 percer
probably from Vulgar Latin *pertôsi3re
可能源自 俗拉丁语 *pertôsi3re
from Latin pertôsus [past participle of] pertundere [to bore through]
源自 拉丁语 pertôsus [] pertundere的过去分词 [穿孔于]
per- [per-]
per- [前缀，表示.通过，透过.]
tundere [to beat]
tundere [打，击]

【引伸】
pierc.er
n.（名词）
pierc.ing
adj.（形容词）
pierc.ingly
adv.（副词）