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刺穿,穿透,洞悉刺入

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pierce \Pierce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pierced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Piercing}.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier,
   parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare,
   fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per
   through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F.
   pertuis a hole. Cf. {Contuse}, {Parch}, {Pertuse}.]
   1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed
      instrument. ``I pierce . . . her tender side.'' --Dryden.

   2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to
      pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a
      shot pierced the ship.

   3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a
      mystery. ``Pierced with grief.'' --Pope.

            Can no prayers pierce thee?           --Shak.

Pierce \Pierce\, v. i.
   To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through
   something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally
   and figuratively.

         And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --Spenser.

         She would not pierce further into his meaning. --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Pierce
     n : 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: {Franklin
         Pierce}, {President Pierce}]
     v 1: cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the
          flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced
          through the forest"
     2: move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.)
        deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her
        words pierced the students"
     3: sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
     4: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: {thrust}]
     5: make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"