| 单词 | spear |
| 释义 | spear spear1 —spearer, n. /spear/, n. 1. a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached. 2. a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an army of 40,000 spears. 3. a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing. 4. the act of spearing. adj. 5. See spear side. v.t. 6. to pierce with or as with a spear. v.i. 7. to go or penetrate like a spear: The plane speared through the clouds. [bef. 900; ME (n.), OE spere; c. D, G speer] spear2 /spear/, n. 1. a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain. v.i. 2. to sprout; shoot; send up or rise in a spear or spears. [1520-30; var. of SPIRE1, perh. influenced by SPEAR1] |
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