dig sth with a spade
表示“用铲子挖”，工具前用介词 with；铲子是可数名词，单数时要加 a 或 the。
She dug a deep hole for the rose bush with a spade.
她用铲子给玫瑰丛挖了一个深坑。
园艺铲；铲子
spades — plural of spade
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。
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。
园艺铲:有柄和平刃,用于挖掘。区别于用于移土的铁锹。
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.
印有♠符号的纸牌。
A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
黑桃牌:高花色纸牌,牌面有一个或多个黑色图案。
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
用于切割鲸脂的刀具。
A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
坚固的手铲,可用脚踩入土中。
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
形似小铲子的电导体端接装置。
A device for terminating an electrical conductor resembling a small spade.
种族歧视用语:对黑人的极度冒犯性称呼。
(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
She used a spade to dig a hole for the rose bush.
她用园艺铲为玫瑰丛挖了一个坑。
用法提示：spade在此为名词,表示园艺铲。
AI contextual example
He leaned the spade against the shed after finishing the garden work.
他干完园艺活后把铲子靠在棚屋上。
用法提示：spade作名词,指带柄的挖掘工具。
AI contextual example
The gardener bought a new spade with a wooden handle.
园丁买了一把木柄的新铲子。
用法提示：spade是名词,意为园艺铲。
AI contextual example
表示“用铲子挖”，工具前用介词 with；铲子是可数名词，单数时要加 a 或 the。
She dug a deep hole for the rose bush with a spade.
她用铲子给玫瑰丛挖了一个深坑。
use sth to do sth 强调工具的用途，比 with 结构更突出“借助某物完成动作”。
He used a spade to turn over the soil in the vegetable patch.
他用铲子把菜地里的土翻了一遍。
黑桃花色的牌用“the + 牌面 + of spades”表示；泛指这一花色时用复数 spades。
She laid down the queen of spades and won the trick.
她打出黑桃皇后，赢了这一墩。
grammar · medium
易错句子He used a spade to move the pile of sand into the wheelbarrow.
正确表达He used a shovel to move the pile of sand into the wheelbarrow.
spade 指园艺用的平刃铲，专门用来挖土、挖坑；把沙土等散料铲走、搬运要用 shovel（铁锹）。汉语口语里“铲子”不分这两种工具，所以容易混用。改成 shovel 后才符合“转移物料”这一含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need spade to dig the hole in the garden.
正确表达I need a spade to dig the hole in the garden.
spade 是可数名词，单数形式泛指一件工具时必须带不定冠词 a/an。汉语名词前没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。改成 a spade 表示“一把园艺铲”，句子才符合英语可数名词的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子I drew two spade from the deck.
正确表达I drew two spades from the deck.
spade 表示“黑桃牌”时是可数名词，前面有 two 这类基数词时要用复数形式 spades。汉语名词不随数词变形，所以复数 -s 常被漏掉。改成 two spades 才表示“抽到两张黑桃”。
园艺铲
She used a garden spade to dig up the weeds.
她用园艺铲把杂草挖了出来。
用铲子挖
They had to dig with a spade to plant the young tree.
他们不得不用铲子挖坑来种这棵小树。
有话直说；直言不讳
He is not afraid to call a spade a spade.
他敢于直言不讳。
黑桃A
He played the ace of spades and won the trick.
他打出黑桃A，赢了这一墩。
黑桃是将牌
In this round, spades are trumps.
这一轮黑桃是将牌。
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