pierce
英[pɪəs]
美[pɪrs]
- vt. 刺穿；洞察；响彻；深深地打动
- vi. 进入；透入
词态变化
第三人称单数: pierces;过去式: pierced;过去分词: pierced;现在分词: piercing;
中文词源
pierce 刺穿，穿透
来自古法语percer,穿透，刺穿，改写自拉丁语pertundere,穿透，刺穿，来自per-,通过，穿过，tundere,击，打，捣，词源同obtuse,contustion.
英文词源
- pierce (v.)
- late 13c. "make a hole in; force one's way through," from Anglo-French perser, Old French percier "pierce, transfix, drive through" (12c., Modern French percer), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, frequentative of Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from per- "through" (see per) + tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE *tund-, from root *(s)teu- "to push, strike, knock, beat, thrust" (see obtuse). Related: Pierced; piercing.
双语例句
- 1. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.
- 皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的热心支持者之一。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.
- 制片人决定结束她在影片中与皮尔斯·劳顿的恋情。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.
- 敲门声打断了他，萨莉·皮尔斯走了进来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The company hired the President's special trade representative to lobby Mr. Pierce.
- 公司雇用了总统的特别商业顾问去游说皮尔斯先生.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. The knife did not pierce very deeply.
- 刀扎得不很深.
来自《简明英汉词典》