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pierced

/peerst/US // pɪərst //

穿孔的,已穿孔,穿孔,已穿孔的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design: a pendant in pierced copper.
    • : relating to or being a body part punctured for the purpose of inserting jewelry: From jungle tribes to desert nomads to royalty, pierced ears were indicators of both beauty and social standing.
    • : relating to or being jewelry attached through a punctured body part: Pierced earrings cannot be returned or exchanged due to hygiene reasons.Nude bellies can be enhanced with pierced navel rings.
    • : Heraldry. open at the center to reveal the field: a lozenge pierced.

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Examples

  • Your HR person is as likely to be as pierced as your barista.

  • She also commented on what might be her most distinguishing feature, her pierced nose.

  • As unlucky as Gama was to have been hit, he was incredibly lucky that neither bullet had pierced his skull into his brain.

  • The blade pierced his liver and diaphragm, missing his heart and aorta by a fraction of an inch.

  • Instead of blonde and bubbly, the women tend to be tattoed and pierced.

  • As the bright glow of a little cascade of sparks pierced the darkness, a voice in our rear called sharply: "Hands up!"

  • The blood rushed in a hot tide into the girl's pale wet face, and yet she shivered as if an arrow had pierced her heart.

  • An Irish sergeant, on a march, being attacked by a dog, pierced the animal with his halbert.

  • And again another scripture saith, "They shall look on him whom they pierced."

  • His face and head was covered with a full mask of thin white rubber, pierced by two slots for eyeholes.