pierce
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pierce /pɪəs $ pɪrs/ ●○○ verb 1 [transitive]CUTHOLE to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point 刺入，刺穿，刺破 Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced with a fork. 把玉米蒸到用叉子可以轻易扎透。 Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung. 罗丝被子弹射穿肺部，接受了紧急手术。pierce a hole in/through something Pierce small holes in the base of the pot with a hot needle. 用一根烧红的针在盆底扎几个小洞。2 have your ears/nose etc pierced DCJto have a small hole made in your ears, nose etc so that you can wear jewellery through the hole 让人给耳朵/鼻子等穿孔 I had my belly-button pierced. 我在肚脐上穿了洞眼。 pierced ears 扎了耳洞的耳朵3 SEEHEAR[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary if sound or light pierces something, you suddenly hear or see it 〔声或光〕穿过，透入 The darkness was pierced by the beam from the lighthouse. 灯塔射出的光束穿透了黑暗。 A sudden scream pierced the silence. 突如其来的一声尖叫划破了寂静。pierce through The men’s lanterns pierced through the dense mist. 男人们手中灯笼的光线穿透了浓雾。4 pierce somebody’s heart to make someone feel a strong emotion such as pain, sadness, or love 使某人心如刀割 Her memories sometimes pierced her heart. 回忆有时让她心如刀割。5 [transitive] to force a way through something 突破 Leicester rarely threatened to pierce the Manchester United defence. 莱斯特城队很少能威胁到曼彻斯特联队的防线。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
pierce• When nailing or screwing down carpet gripper strips, be careful to avoid piercing any water pipes or electricity cables.• Generation X, best known for its pierced bodies and jaded outlook, is more optimistic about Wall Street than previous generations.• His skin was dark, dark brown, his head perfectly slick, his ear pierced by a tiny gold ring.• Whether voicing joyful exuberance or piercing heartbreak, she wrings all passion from the moment.• A spear point cut through her fur robes, pierced her skin, then drew back.• The arrow pierced his heart.• A bullet pierced his spinal cord.• An awl is an iron instrument used for piercing leather, but the word has been in punning use since time immemorial.• Orange-red flames pierced the dark sky.• She pierced the lid of the can and poured the milk into a saucepan.• Some distance away, sharp sirens pierce the silence of the dark night.• Shelley had her ears pierced when she was a teenager.• Then, their ears protected against the piercing whine, they activated the suction pump.Origin pierce (1200-1300) Old French percer, probably from Latin pertundere “to make a hole through”pierce verbChinese
in Corpus to make hole or a small
Pierce
Pierce, Franklin
(1804–1869) the fourteenth president of the US, from 1853 to 1857
Pierce, Franklin
(1804–1869) the fourteenth president of the US, from 1853 to 1857
pierce
pierce /pɪəs $ pɪrs/ verb
Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced with a fork.
Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung.
pierce a hole in/through something
Pierce small holes in the base of the pot with a hot needle.
2. have your ears/nose etc pierced to have a small hole made in your ears, nose etc so that you can wear jewellery through the hole:
I had my belly-button pierced.
pierced ears
3. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary if sound or light pierces something, you suddenly hear or see it:
The darkness was pierced by the beam from the lighthouse.
A sudden scream pierced the silence.
pierce through
The men’s lanterns pierced through the dense mist.
4. pierce sb’s heart to make someone feel a strong emotion such as pain, sadness, or love:
Her memories sometimes pierced her heart.
5. [transitive] to force a way through something:
Leicester rarely threatened to pierce the Manchester United defence.
■ to make a hole in something
▪make a hole in something to cause a hole to appear in something: Make a hole in the bottom of the can using a hammer and nail.
▪pierce to make a small hole in or through something, using a pointed object: The dog's teeth had pierced her skin. | Shelley wanted to have her ears pierced (=for earrings).
▪prick to make a very small hole in the surface of something, using a pointed object: Prick the potatoes before baking them. | My finger was bleeding where the needle had pricked it.
▪punch to make a hole through paper or flat material using a metal tool or other sharp object: I bought one of those things for punching holes in paper. | You have to get your ticket punched before you get on the train.
▪puncture to make a small hole in something, especially something where skin or a wall surrounds a softer or hollow inside part: The bullet had punctured his lung.
▪perforate formal to make a hole or holes in something: Fragments of the bullet had perforated his intestines.
▪drill to make a hole using a special tool, often one which turns round and round very quickly: The dentist started drilling a hole in my tooth. | They won a contract to drill for oil in the area.
▪bore to make a deep round hole through a rock, into the ground etc: They had to bore through solid rock. | The men were boring a hole for the tunnel.
pierce /pɪəs $ pɪrs/
verb Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: percer, probably from Latin pertundere 'to make a hole through'
1. [transitive] to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point:Language: Old French
Origin: percer, probably from Latin pertundere 'to make a hole through'
pierce a hole in/through something
2. have your ears/nose etc pierced to have a small hole made in your ears, nose etc so that you can wear jewellery through the hole:
3. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary if sound or light pierces something, you suddenly hear or see it:
pierce through
4. pierce sb’s heart to make someone feel a strong emotion such as pain, sadness, or love:
5. [transitive] to force a way through something:
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