Word · Frequency #8899
spear
矛;长尖杆
A long pointed weapon or tool used for throwing or thrusting.
- 1.
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
矛;标枪
- 2.
The sprout of a plant, stalk
植物的芽,茎
- 3.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
一种用作工具或武器的长尖杆
- 4.
A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.
渔夫用来叉鱼的有倒刺长矛
- 5.
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
一种带有杆和带刺尖端的工具,用于捕捉鱼类
- 6.
An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player.
用冰球杆末端戳击对方球员的非法动作
- 7.
In professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection.
职业摔跤中,摔跤手用肩膀冲撞对手腰腹部的跑动擒抱
- 8.
A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
草等的嫩芽;尖塔
- 9.
The feather of a horse.
马的毛
- 10.
The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
连接泵桶或柱塞的杆;泵杆
- 11.
A long, thin strip from a vegetable.
蔬菜的长条薄片
鱼叉;嫩芽;嫩茎;(芦笋等的)笋尖;(冰球中的)杆刃戳人犯规;(摔跤中的)肩撞式抱摔;泵杆
In use
The guide showed us a spear used by early humans.
He caught a large fish using a spear.
The soldiers practiced throwing their spears at targets.
a spear (for + purpose)
此结构表示矛的用途。
He used a spear for fishing.
他用矛捕鱼。
the spear (is + adjective)
描述矛的特征。
The spear is sharp and long.
这支矛又尖又长。
throw a spear (at + target)
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。
Connections
Collocations
- throw a spear
- 投掷长矛
- He threw the spear at the target.他向目标投掷长矛。
- spear head
- 矛头
- The spear head was made of iron.矛头是铁制的。
- catch fish with a spear
- 用鱼叉捕鱼
- They used to catch fish with a spear.他们过去用鱼叉捕鱼。
- carry a spear
- 携带长矛
- The warrior carried a spear into battle.战士携带长矛上战场。
- spear fishing
- 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。
- sharpen a spear
- 磨尖长矛
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为spears。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'spear' (/spɪr/), sharing the ending /ɪr/ sound. Note that some words spelled with 'ear' (e.g., 'wear', 'bear') are pronounced differently.
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
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