piercing + noun (sound/cold/pain)
The piercing wind made us shiver.
刺骨的寒风让我们发抖。
刺耳的;尖锐的
刺骨的;凛冽的;锐利的;犀利的;看似能看透的;锐利的。;(温度)极冷,穿透衣物和遮蔽物的。;(声音)响亮尖利的;刺耳的。
(of a sound) loud, sharp, and shrill
看似能看透的;锐利的。
Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
(温度)极冷,穿透衣物和遮蔽物的。
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
(声音)响亮尖利的;刺耳的。
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
The piercing sound of the alarm woke everyone up.
尖厉的警报声把大家都吵醒了。
用法提示:piercing作形容词,修饰sound,表示声音刺耳尖厉。
A piercing wind blew through the valley, making us shiver.
一股刺骨的寒风吹过山谷,让我们直发抖。
用法提示:piercing修饰wind,形容寒风刺骨。
She gave him a piercing look that made him feel uneasy.
她投给他一个敏锐的眼神,让他感到不安。
用法提示:piercing修饰look,表示目光锐利。
The piercing wind made us shiver.
刺骨的寒风让我们发抖。
She gave him a piercing stare.
她锐利地瞪了他一眼。
Her voice is piercing.
她的声音很尖厉。
强调音调高而尖,常形容叫声、哨声等;与 piercing 相比,更侧重音调高,而 piercing 还含有穿透力。
语气较强,多指声音大且刺耳,如喇叭声、军号声;比 piercing 更强调令人烦躁的刺耳感。
中性词,仅指频率高,不带刺耳或负面含义;只有在语境明显为负面时才可与 piercing 互换。
夸张说法,强调声音大到震耳,常修饰爆炸声、尖叫声;比 piercing 更强调响度。
特指尖声啸叫,如刹车声、鸟鸣;比 piercing 更具体,带有刺耳的撕裂感。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wind is pierced.
正确表达The wind is piercing.
中文中“刺骨的”常对应被动含义,但英语中piercing是主动形容词,表示“刺人的”,不应使用被动语态。纠正后使用主动形式piercing。
grammar · medium
易错句子She spoke piercing.
正确表达She spoke piercingly.
形容词不能直接修饰动词,需改为副词形式piercingly。
piercing强调刺穿的感觉,shrill强调声音高而刺耳
piercing多用于声音或风,sharp更常用于物体边缘或疼痛
犀利的目光
She fixed him with a piercing gaze.
她用锐利的目光盯着他。
刺骨的寒冷
The piercing cold made us hurry back inside.
刺骨的寒冷让我们赶紧回到屋里。
凛冽的寒风
A piercing wind blew across the plain.
凛冽的寒风刮过平原。
刺耳的尖叫
A piercing scream broke the silence.
一声刺耳的尖叫打破了寂静。
尖锐的哨声
The referee's piercing whistle ended the game.
裁判尖锐的哨声结束了比赛。
词根(root);同根词:pierced(被刺穿的)、piercingly(刺耳地)
后缀(suffix)
犀利的目光
She fixed him with a piercing gaze.
她用犀利的目光盯着他。
刺耳的尖叫声
A piercing scream broke the silence of the night.
一声刺耳的尖叫划破了夜的寂静。
刺骨的寒冷
The piercing cold made it hard to walk outside.
刺骨的寒冷让人很难在外面行走。
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