Grammar Note
可数名词；复数形式为 spades。
园艺铲；铲子
spades — plural of spade
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园艺铲；铲子
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade, used for digging.
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。
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.
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。
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The gardener bought a new spade with a wooden handle.
园丁买了一把木柄的新铲子。
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she led a low spade
她首攻了一张小黑桃
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spades were trumps
黑桃是王牌
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可数名词；复数形式为 spades。
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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