Word · Frequency #8703
spade
/speɪd/
verb
用铲子翻（土）；铲
to dig or turn over soil with a spade to prepare it for planting
- 1.
To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
用铲子翻土以松土便于种植
- 2.
To move with a spade, or as with a spade.
用铲子或类似铲子的工具移动
用铲子移动；铲起；用铲子翻土以松土便于种植；用铲子或类似铲子的工具移动；以锄掘；把...弄实抹平
In use
He spent the afternoon spading the garden bed before planting tomatoes.
She spaded the heavy soil carefully to avoid damaging the rose roots.
We need to spade the whole plot this weekend, since the ground is too compact for seeds.
Verb forms
base spade · third person spades · -ing spading · past spaded · past participle spaded
规则动词：过去式和过去分词均为 spaded。
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Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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