Pierce



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 刺透; 穿过
• ［英］ v. 刺透 ( to run into or through; stab) ; 穿过 ( to force through)
• ［类］ awl : pierce / pestle : mash ( 锥子用来刺穿 / 研棒用来捣碎)
• ［例］ The needle pierced his finger.

Webster Collegiate

verb (~d; piercing)

• Etymology: Middle English percen, from Anglo-French percer, from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, from Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere to perforate, from per- through + tundere to beat — more at per-, contusion
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to run into or through as a pointed weapon does ; stab
    • b. to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully
  • 2. to make a hole through ; perforate
  • 3. to force or make a way into or through
  • 4. to penetrate with the eye or mind ; discern
  • 5. to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of
• intransitive verb
  • to force a way into or through something
• Synonyms: see enter
• ? ~r noun

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