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单词 ear-piercing
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Definition of ear-piercing in English:

ear-piercing

adjective
  • Loud and shrill.

    震耳欲聋的,刺耳的

    the alarm emits an ear-piercing screech

    警报器发出刺耳的尖叫声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then, there was a loud ear-piercing sound coming from the other end of the line.
    • Frozen in fear after hearing an ear-piercing screech, she slowly turns, to see something huge flying above her.
    • One night, we were all awakened by an ear-piercing scream from our neighbour, on the eastern side of the homestead.
    • The scratching on the door continued as did the creature's ear-piercing cries.
    • The horrible ear-piercing sound was too painful to hear.
    • The portal reached its maximum diameter and an ear-piercing roar was unleashed from within its depths.
    • He turned around just as an ear-piercing shriek of something definitely not human filled his ears.
    • Letting his wavy brown hair cover his darkened eyes, a shrill, ear-piercing scream filled the hallways.
    • Bahamut came to an instant halt when the bullet hit, an ear-piercing explosion followed.
    • She even joined in on sax for a few ear-piercing squawks, and the resulting tone is hard to describe.
    • She bent her head over and exhaled deeply, but just then the dragon let out an ear-piercing shriek and made a dive right at them.
    • The filthy thug laughed giddily, his voice slowly rising in pitch until it became an ear-piercing shriek.
    • No sooner had the word left her mouth, an ear-piercing explosion sounded from within the door.
    • All of a sudden, the cries stopped to give way an ear-piercing wail.
    • The volume just increased and there was a sharp ear-piercing sound that made them cover their ears.
    • Magnus kicked all the DJ equipment to the floor with ear-piercing feedback.
    • Anyone asking for a no-obligation insurance quote can claim a free mini keyring alarm, which emits an ear-piercing 128-decibel sound when activated.
    • Then Stefan let out a loud ear-piercing scream.
    • The only reply he received was a shrill, blood-curdling, ear-piercing scream that seemed to echo in the small, still room.
    • Their conversation is interrupted by a shrill, ear-piercing scream from across the hall.
    • Just when I was about to lose all hope a loud ear-piercing scream echoed through the darkness.
    Synonyms
    very great, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, herculean, epic, monstrous, titanic, towering, king-sized, king-size
noun
mass noun
  • The practice of making holes in the lobes or edges of the ears to allow the wearing of earrings.

    (为戴耳环而)打耳洞

    facials, body massage, ear-piercing—it's all on offer
    count noun extra ear-piercings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, kids these days seem to get their first ear-piercing for their first birthday, then they have 17 in each lobe, and finally they come home with a pierced naval which screams of infection.
    • Other possible ways of contracting the disease include tattoos and ear-piercing - he had both - but the exact cause will never be determined.
    • As it stands anyone can set themselves up as a body piercer without a licence or qualifications, despite stringent rules for ear-piercing and tattoos.
    • There's a lot of kind of tribal-type decoration and tattoos and ear-piercings and people would cut up their clothes in a very careful way.
    • Mega ear-piercing and fake nails are probably not uncommon among the girls she knows.
    • A friend of his started experimenting with ear-piercing: and soon they were all at it.
    • Sitting next to her was a young man with a shaved head, topknot of hair, ear-piercings you could fit a dinner plate in, tattoos and a leather notebook in which he was writing.
    • I thought myself a feisty, little girl with my short, spiked hair and my three ear-piercings and fake nose ring.

Definition of ear-piercing in US English:

ear-piercing

adjectiveˈɪ(ə)rˌpɪ(ə)rsɪŋˈi(ə)rˌpi(ə)rsiNG
  • attributive Loud and shrill.

    震耳欲聋的,刺耳的

    the alarm emits an ear-piercing screech

    警报器发出刺耳的尖叫声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only reply he received was a shrill, blood-curdling, ear-piercing scream that seemed to echo in the small, still room.
    • Bahamut came to an instant halt when the bullet hit, an ear-piercing explosion followed.
    • One night, we were all awakened by an ear-piercing scream from our neighbour, on the eastern side of the homestead.
    • Just when I was about to lose all hope a loud ear-piercing scream echoed through the darkness.
    • He turned around just as an ear-piercing shriek of something definitely not human filled his ears.
    • The volume just increased and there was a sharp ear-piercing sound that made them cover their ears.
    • No sooner had the word left her mouth, an ear-piercing explosion sounded from within the door.
    • The portal reached its maximum diameter and an ear-piercing roar was unleashed from within its depths.
    • The filthy thug laughed giddily, his voice slowly rising in pitch until it became an ear-piercing shriek.
    • The horrible ear-piercing sound was too painful to hear.
    • Magnus kicked all the DJ equipment to the floor with ear-piercing feedback.
    • Anyone asking for a no-obligation insurance quote can claim a free mini keyring alarm, which emits an ear-piercing 128-decibel sound when activated.
    • Their conversation is interrupted by a shrill, ear-piercing scream from across the hall.
    • Then Stefan let out a loud ear-piercing scream.
    • Then, there was a loud ear-piercing sound coming from the other end of the line.
    • The scratching on the door continued as did the creature's ear-piercing cries.
    • Frozen in fear after hearing an ear-piercing screech, she slowly turns, to see something huge flying above her.
    • All of a sudden, the cries stopped to give way an ear-piercing wail.
    • She even joined in on sax for a few ear-piercing squawks, and the resulting tone is hard to describe.
    • She bent her head over and exhaled deeply, but just then the dragon let out an ear-piercing shriek and made a dive right at them.
    • Letting his wavy brown hair cover his darkened eyes, a shrill, ear-piercing scream filled the hallways.
    Synonyms
    very great, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, herculean, epic, monstrous, titanic, towering, king-sized, king-size
nounˈɪ(ə)rˌpɪ(ə)rsɪŋˈi(ə)rˌpi(ə)rsiNG
  • The practice of making holes in the lobes or edges of the ears to allow the wearing of earrings.

    (为戴耳环而)打耳洞

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, kids these days seem to get their first ear-piercing for their first birthday, then they have 17 in each lobe, and finally they come home with a pierced naval which screams of infection.
    • Sitting next to her was a young man with a shaved head, topknot of hair, ear-piercings you could fit a dinner plate in, tattoos and a leather notebook in which he was writing.
    • There's a lot of kind of tribal-type decoration and tattoos and ear-piercings and people would cut up their clothes in a very careful way.
    • Mega ear-piercing and fake nails are probably not uncommon among the girls she knows.
    • A friend of his started experimenting with ear-piercing: and soon they were all at it.
    • As it stands anyone can set themselves up as a body piercer without a licence or qualifications, despite stringent rules for ear-piercing and tattoos.
    • I thought myself a feisty, little girl with my short, spiked hair and my three ear-piercings and fake nose ring.
    • Other possible ways of contracting the disease include tattoos and ear-piercing - he had both - but the exact cause will never be determined.
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