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a spear (for + purpose)
此结构表示矛的用途。
He used a spear for fishing.
他用矛捕鱼。
矛；长尖杆
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矛；长尖杆
A long pointed weapon or tool used for throwing or thrusting.
He used a spear for fishing.
他用矛捕鱼。
矛；标枪
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
植物的芽,茎
The sprout of a plant, stalk
一种用作工具或武器的长尖杆
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
渔夫用来叉鱼的有倒刺长矛
A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.
The guide showed us a spear used by early humans.
导游向我们展示了一根早期人类使用的长矛。
He caught a large fish using a spear.
他用鱼叉捕到了一条大鱼。
The soldiers practiced throwing their spears at targets.
士兵们练习向目标投掷长矛。
此结构表示矛的用途。
He used a spear for fishing.
他用矛捕鱼。
描述矛的特征。
The spear is sharp and long.
这支矛又尖又长。
表示投掷动作及目标。
The warrior threw a spear at the enemy.
战士向敌人投掷了一支矛。
Not this
He threw spear at the target.
Use this
He threw a spear at the target.
名词'spear'为可数名词单数，在句中作宾语时前需加不定冠词'a'。
Not this
The museum displayed many ancient spear.
Use this
The museum displayed many ancient spears.
可数名词'spear'的复数形式为'spears'，应加-s而非保持原形。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
投掷长矛
He threw the spear at the target.
他向目标投掷长矛。
矛头
The spear head was made of iron.
矛头是铁制的。
用鱼叉捕鱼
They used to catch fish with a spear.
他们过去用鱼叉捕鱼。
携带长矛
The warrior carried a spear into battle.
战士携带长矛上战场。
鱼叉捕鱼（运动/活动）
Spear fishing requires skill and patience.
鱼叉捕鱼需要技巧和耐心。
磨尖长矛
He sharpened the spear on a stone.
他在石头上磨尖长矛。
微不足道的人；配角
In the corporate world, he was just a spear carrier for the CEO.
在企业界，他只是CEO的跑龙套。
父系
The inheritance passed down the spear side of the family.
遗产沿家族的父系传递。
Use spear naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将spear拆解为s+pear，想象一把矛刺穿了一个梨（pear），拼写和含义就记住了。
语域：neutral 常见场景：weaponry、fishing、tools 该词为中性语域，通常用作工具或武器，常见于军事、渔猎及日常工具描述中，没有明显的正式或非正式偏向。
可数名词，复数形式为spears。
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