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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
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刺耳的；尖锐的
(of a sound) loud, sharp, and shrill
The piercing wind made us shiver.
刺骨的寒风让我们发抖。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The wind is pierced.
Use this
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。
Not this
She spoke piercing.
Use this
She spoke piercingly.
形容词不能直接修饰动词，需改为副词形式piercingly。
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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。
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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Piercing 由 pierce（刺）联想，像针扎：声音刺耳、寒风刺骨、目光犀利。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing a person's gaze or eyes、describing cold wind or weather、describing a loud, high-pitched sound 该词作形容词时，不同搭配的语域略有差别：形容目光或声音多用于书面或较正式描写，形容寒风或低温则比较常见于日常和文学表达。整体不是口语俚语，也不是生僻词，使用时通常根据具体搭配选择义项。
常用于描述声音、风或目光等
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