释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blade /bleɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Heraldrythe flat cutting part of an implement, as a knife:The blade on this knife is dull.
- Heraldry sword.
- a similar part, as of a mechanism, used for clearing, etc:windshield wiper blades.
- Botanythe leaf of a plant, esp. of a grass:a few blades of grass; The blades of this leaf have three sharp points.
- Sportthe metal part of an ice skate that comes into contact with the ice;
runner:the edge of her blade. - a thin, flat part of something: the blade of an oar.
- a dashing, swaggering, or jaunty young man:a gay blade.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blade (blād),USA pronunciation n. - Heraldrythe flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- Heraldrya sword, rapier, or the like.
- a similar part, as of a mechanism, used for clearing, wiping, scraping, etc.:the blade of a windshield wiper; the blade of a bulldozer.
- Aeronauticsthe arm of a propeller or other similar rotary mechanism, as an electric fan or turbine.
- [Bot.]
- Botanythe leaf of a plant, esp. of a grass or cereal.
- Botanythe broad part of a leaf, as distinguished from the stalk or petiole. See illus. under leaf.
- Sportthe metal part of an ice skate that comes into contact with the ice.
- a thin, flat part of something, as of an oar or a bone:shoulder blade.
- a dashing, swaggering, or jaunty young man:a gay blade from the nearby city.
- Heraldrya swordsman.
- Phonetics
- the foremost and most readily flexible portion of the tongue, including the tip and implying the upper and lower surfaces and edges.
- the upper surface of the tongue directly behind the tip, lying beneath the alveolar ridge when the tongue is in a resting position.
- Agriculture, Birdsthe elongated hind part of a fowl's single comb.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English blæd blade of grass; cognate with Dutch blad, Old Norse blath, German Blatt; akin to blow3
blade′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blade /bleɪd/ n - the part of a sharp weapon, tool, etc, that forms the cutting edge
- the thin flattish part of various tools, implements, etc, as of a propeller, turbine, etc
- the flattened expanded part of a leaf, sepal, or petal
- the long narrow leaf of a grass or related plant
- the striking surface of a bat, club, stick, or oar
- the metal runner on an ice skate
- the upper part of the tongue lying directly behind the tip
- archaic a dashing or swaggering young man
- short for shoulder blade
- a poetic word for a sword, swordsman
Etymology: Old English blæd; related to Old Norse blath leaf, Old High German blat, Latin folium leafˈbladed adj |