Word · Frequency #8703
spade
园艺铲;铲子
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade, used for digging.
与 shovel(铁锹)不同:spade 的刃较平,主要用于挖掘。
- 1.
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
园艺铲:有柄和平刃,用于挖掘。区别于用于移土的铁锹。
- 2.
A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
印有♠符号的纸牌。
- 3.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
黑桃牌:高花色纸牌,牌面有一个或多个黑色图案。
- 4.
A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
用于切割鲸脂的刀具。
- 5.
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
坚固的手铲,可用脚踩入土中。
- 6.
A device for terminating an electrical conductor resembling a small spade.
形似小铲子的电导体端接装置。
- 7.
(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
种族歧视用语:对黑人的极度冒犯性称呼。
黑桃;黑桃牌;铲形接线端子;剥鲸脂刀;黑鬼(严重冒犯性称呼);园艺铲:有柄和平刃,用于挖掘。区别于用于移土的铁锹。
In use
She used a spade to dig a hole for the rose bush.
He leaned the spade against the shed after finishing the garden work.
The gardener bought a new spade with a wooden handle.
she led a low spade
spades were trumps
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词;复数形式为 spades。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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