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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- piercing ['pɪəsɪŋ]
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1.
adj
(of a sound) sharp and shrill
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2.
adj
(of eyes or a look) intense and penetrating
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3.
adj
(of an emotion) strong and deeply affecting
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4.
adj
(of cold or wind) intense or biting
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5.
n
the art or practice of piercing body parts for the insertion of jewellery
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6.
n
an instance of the piercing of a body part
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1.
adj
(of a sound) sharp and shrill
Examples
- She has a nose piercing.
- 她穿了个鼻环。
- piercing eyes → eye
- piercing cold → pierce
- 这声音太刺耳。
- The sound is too piercing. → 刺耳
- 寒风凛冽
- a piercing wind → 寒风
- 他的一双眼睛炯炯发光。
- He has a pair of bright piercing eyes. → 炯炯
- 双目有神
- have a pair of piercing eyes → 神
- 疼得直像针扎一样
- feel a piercing pain → 直
- 她想穿耳朵眼儿， 但是又怕疼， 一直犹豫着。
- She is thinking of piercing her ears, but the anticipated pain is making her hesitate. → 耳朵眼儿
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