The old woman grew angry, and the girl laughed loudly. And then I saw my Undine running and gambolling again. She came up to where I was, stopped, and gazed fixedly into my face as if surprised at my presence. Then she turned carelessly away and went quietly towards the harbour. But this was not all. The whole day she kept hovering around my lodging, singing and gambolling without a moment's interruption. Strange creature! There was not the slightest sign of insanity in her face; on the contrary, her eyes, which were continually resting upon me, were bright and piercing.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
"Such a lady!" he said--"such a lady! Lie to her if you can; palter if you know how; try upon her the smallest honest shrewd trick, and see how it fares with you. Were it not that she is generous as she is piercing of eye, no man could serve her and make an honest living."英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
The quickest horse to the Toledo. May the writer's saint go with you! Addio, mio caro!"
There was a hint of real malice in his voice. He cocked his hat and strutted away towards the veils and the piercing voices. Artois stared after him for a moment, then walked across the garden to the sea, and leaned against the low wall looking towards Capri. He was vexed at this little episode--unreasonably vexed. In his friend Doro he now discerned a possible enemy. An Italian who has trusted does not easily forgive if he is not trusted in return.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
He stood by a fire, and she was seated with a bundle of letters in her lap. And his heart was full of something that was like anger, and of a dull and smouldering jealousy. And hers was full of a new and wonderful beauty, a piercing joy. He sighed deeply. He stirred. He looked up for a moment and listened. But all the house was silent. And again he bent over the death-charm.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Suddenly the Marquis happened to glance at his pistols. He caught up one of them, cocked the weapon, and pointed it at the intruder. At the click of firearms the other turned his piercing gaze full upon the General; the soldier's arm slackened indescribably and fell heavily to his side. The pistol dropped to the floor.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
Miss Gale colored, and bit her lip. She did not think he would have done that, and it vexed her economical soul. She cast a piercing glance at him, then resumed her studies, and ignored his presence.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
The only way I'm giving a strange woman 50 bucks is if I'm walking out of here with a genital piercing.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I'm also thinking of checking her body for piercings While I'm at it. - You're overreacting.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
that you killed your house with an armor-piercing round.美剧 · 《Lie to me》
That's gross - Let's go back to your piercings. - No, no, no.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
The piercing-sucking mouthpart consists of a long, tube-like structure called a beak. The piercing-sucking mouthpart consists of a long, tube-like structure called a beak.演讲 · 《A simple way to tell insects apart ~ Anika Hazra》