- the practice of making small holes in somebody’s ears so jewellery can be put in them穿耳洞；扎耳朵眼儿
- (of a sound声音) very high, loud and unpleasant刺耳的；尖厉的
- an ear-piercing scream一声刺耳的尖叫
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEar-piercing is used with these nouns: See full entry