1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 刺耳的;尖厉的 A piercing sound or voice is high-pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. 刺耳的;尖厉的
SYN penetrating, sharp, loud, shattering
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (目光)敏锐的,锐利的 If someone has piercing eyes or a piercing stare, they seem to look at you very intensely. (目光)敏锐的,锐利的 [written]
SYN perceptive, searching, aware, bright [informal]
3 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (感情等)深切的,直入肺腑的 If you describe a quality or feeling as piercing, you mean that it makes you experience a feeling, especially sadness, very strongly. (感情等)深切的,直入肺腑的 [literary]
4 ADJ-GRADED (风)刺骨的,凛冽的 A piercing wind makes you feel very cold. (风)刺骨的,凛冽的
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