動詞 pierce:

1. cut or make a way through
   同義詞：pierce
2. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
   同義詞：pierce
3. sound sharply or shrilly
   同義詞：pierce
4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
   同義詞：pierce, thrust
5. make a hole into
   同義詞：pierce

形容詞 piercing:

1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
   同義詞：acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, sharp
2. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
   同義詞：shrill, sharp
3. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
   同義詞：cutting, keen, knifelike, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
4. suitable for cutting or piercing
   同義詞：incisive
5. loud and sharp

1. All of a sudden a piercing scream broke the silence.
   突然，刺耳的尖叫聲打破了寂靜。
2. The calling of a man's self to a strict account, is a medicine, sometime too piercing and corrosive.
   一個人的嚴厲自責(zé)是一種有時過于猛烈，蝕力過強的藥品。