[T] to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point

刺入，刺穿，刺破:

Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced with a fork.

把玉米蒸到用叉子可以轻易扎透为止。

Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung.

被子弹射穿肺部后，罗丝接受了急诊手术。

Pierce small holes in the base of the pot with a hot needle.

用一根烧红了的针在盆底扎出一些小洞。

have your ears / nose etc pierced, to have a small hole made in your ears, nose etc so that you can wear jewellery through the hole

让人给耳朵/鼻子等穿了洞眼:

I had my belly-button pierced.

我在肚脐上穿洞眼。

pierced ears

扎了耳孔的耳朵

[I,T always + adv / prep] [literary] if sound or light pierces something, you suddenly hear or see it

〔声或光〕穿过，透入:

The darkness was pierced by the beam from the lighthouse.

灯塔射出的光束穿透了黑暗。

A sudden scream pierced the silence.

突如其来的一声尖叫划破了寂静。

The men's lanterns pierced through the dense mist.

男人们手中灯笼的光线穿透了浓雾。

pierce sb's heart, to make someone feel a strong emotion such as pain, sadness, or love

让某人心如刀割:

Her memories sometimes pierced her heart.

回忆有时让她心如刀割。

[T] to force a way through something

突破:

Leicester rarely threatened to pierce the Manchester United defence.

莱切斯特城队很少能威胁到曼彻斯特联队的防线。