Word · Frequency #8742
piercing
刺穿；穿透
piercing is the present participle of pierce.
To make a hole in or penetrate through something with a sharp object.
- 1.
To puncture; to break through.
刺穿；突破
- 2.
To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
在皮肤上打孔以插入珠宝
- 3.
cut or make a way through
刺穿
- 4.
to break or interrupt abruptly
突然打破或中断
- 5.
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
深深刺痛
- 6.
To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
深入了解(问题)的核心或关键
- 7.
To penetrate; to affect deeply.
穿透；深刻影响
穿孔（戴首饰）；划破；打破；深深刺痛；打动；看穿；洞察；刺穿；突破
In use
The needle pierced the fabric easily.
A loud scream pierced the silence of the night.
The cold wind pierced through his thin jacket.
The path pierced the jungle
Light pierced through the forest
The cold pierced her bones
Her words pierced the students
pierce + noun/noun phrase
表示物理上的刺穿。
The arrow pierced his armor.
箭穿透了他的铠甲。
Connections
Collocations
- pierce the silence
- 刺破寂静
- A sudden scream pierced the silence of the night.一声突然的尖叫刺破了夜晚的寂静。
- pierce the heart
- 刺痛心；深深打动
- Her words pierced his heart like a knife.她的话像刀一样刺痛了他的心。
- pierce through
- 穿透，穿过
- The arrow pierced through the target.箭射穿了靶子。
- pierce the darkness
- 刺破黑暗
- A beam of light pierced the darkness.一束光刺破了黑暗。
- pierce the skin
- 刺穿皮肤
- The needle pierced the skin easily.针轻易地刺穿了皮肤。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一根尖针“破入”皮肤（pierce像“皮尔斯”，一个尖锐的名字），刺穿并带来刺痛。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical penetration、emotional or sensory impact pierce 既可指物理上的刺穿（如针、子弹），也可指情感或感官上的深刻影响（如声音、寒冷、痛苦），两种用法都常见，因此注册标记为混合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'fierce' rhymes with 'pierce'. The other words share a similar spelling pattern but have different pronunciations: 'pier' and 'peer' sound like /pɪr/ (missing final /s/), 'piece' has a long vowel /iː/, and 'purse' has an /ɜː/ vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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