pierce
verb/pɪəs/
/pɪrs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pierce | /pɪəs/ /pɪrs/ |
| he / she / it pierces | /ˈpɪəsɪz/ /ˈpɪrsɪz/ |
| past simple pierced | /pɪəst/ /pɪrst/ |
| past participle pierced | /pɪəst/ /pɪrst/ |
| -ing form piercing | /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object
扎；刺破；穿透 - pierce something The arrow pierced his shoulder.
箭射入了他的肩膀。 - He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.
他用刀子在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、鼻子等上扎洞眼
- (figurative) She was pierced to the heart with guilt.
她万般愧疚，心如刀割。 - pierce through something The knife pierced through his coat.
刀子刺穿了他的外衣。 - The narrowed blue eyes seemed to pierce right through her.
那双眯起的蓝眼睛似乎要把她看透。
- pierce something The arrow pierced his shoulder.
- [transitive, intransitive] pierce (through) something (literary) (of light, sound, etc.) 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。
- Sirens pierced the silence of the night.
- [transitive, intransitive] pierce (through) something to force a way through a barrier
冲破；突破 - They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.
他们未能突破利物浦队的防线。
- They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French percer, based on Latin pertus- ‘bored through’, from the verb pertundere, from per ‘through’ + tundere ‘thrust’.