Word · Frequency #8899
spearing
用矛刺
spearing is the present participle of spear.
to pierce with a spear
- 1.
To pierce with a spear.
用矛刺穿
- 2.
To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
用或仿佛用任何长而细的物体穿透或击打；做出使长物尖端钩住物体的刺击动作
- 3.
To tackle an opponent by ramming into them with one's helmet.
用头盔冲撞对手以进行擒抱
- 4.
pierce with a spear
用矛刺穿
- 5.
To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.
像某些植物那样长成高茎
（用尖长物）刺，扎，戳；用头盔冲撞（对手）；抽薹；长出长茎；用矛刺穿；用或仿佛用任何长而细的物体穿透或击打；做出使长物尖端钩住物体的刺击动作
In use
He speared a piece of chicken with his fork.
The chef spears each shrimp with a skewer before grilling it.
She was spearing olives from the jar with a toothpick.
spear fish
spear + object
He speared a fish.
他用矛刺中了一条鱼。
spear something with something
She speared a piece of meat with her fork.
她用叉子戳起一块肉。
Verb forms
base spear · third person spears · -ing spearing · past speared · past participle speared
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为speared。
Connections
Collocations
- spear a fish
- 用矛叉鱼，捕鱼
- In the clear water, he could see the salmon and tried to spear a fish with his harpoon.在清澈的水中，他能看到鲑鱼，便试着用鱼叉叉鱼。
- spear a piece of meat
- 叉起一块肉
- She speared a piece of meat with her fork and carried it to her plate.她用叉子叉起一块肉，放到自己的盘子里。
- spear an olive
- 叉起一颗橄榄
- He speared an olive from the dish and put it into his mouth.他从盘子里叉起一颗橄榄放进嘴里。
- spear with a fork
- 用叉子叉（食物）
- Serve the fruit in big cubes so guests can spear them with a fork.把水果切成大块，方便客人用叉子叉着吃。
Idioms & figurative uses
- spear carrier
- 配角；无足轻重的小角色He's just a spear carrier in the design team.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一根长矛（spear）的尖头刺穿目标：动词 spear 就是‘用长形尖物刺、扎、戳’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hunting、cooking、sports spear 作动词时通常表示用矛或长而尖的物体刺穿、扎住某物，多用于狩猎、烹饪或体育（如用头盔冲撞对手）等具体场景；日常口语中虽不如 stab、poke 常用，但整体属于中性表达，正式与非正式语境均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 spear /spɪr/ 押韵的常用词有 appear /əˈpɪr/、fear /fɪr/、hear /hɪr/、year /jɪr/。注意拼写相似的 wear /wer/ 和 bear /ber/ 并不押韵。
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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