lancing [
'lɑ:nsiŋ]
n. 切缝
Lance \Lance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lancing}.]
1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced
Her back. --Dryden.
2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or
an abscess.
3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See {Lanch}.
- The waste rise was first noticed in 1977, and scientists since 1984 have tried various methods to reduce the tank's gas buildup, including injecting water into the slurry and lancing the surface crust with pipes to relieve pressure.
- The author is equally effective at lancing big-time personalities.