| 单词 | spade |
| 释义 | Word Frequency spade 1(speɪd) noun 1. a tool for digging, typically consisting of a flat rectangular steel blade attached to a long wooden handle 2. a. an object or part resembling a spade in shape b. (as modifier) a spade beard 3. a heavy metallic projection attached to the trail of a gun carriage that embeds itself into the ground and so reduces recoil 4. a type of oar blade that is comparatively broad and short Compare spoon (sense 6)5. a cutting tool for stripping the blubber from a whale or skin from a carcass 6. call a spade a spade verb 7. (transitive) to use a spade on Derived forms spader (ˈspader) noun Word origin Old English spadu; related to Old Norse spathi, Old High German spato, Greek spathē bladeWord Frequency spade 2(speɪd) noun 1. a. the black symbol on a playing card resembling a heart-shaped leaf with a stem b. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl) the suit of cards so marked, usually the highest ranking of the four 2. offensive, slang a Black person 3. in spades Word origin C16: from Italian spada sword, used as an emblem on playing cards, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade, broadsword |
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