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spearHspIE5, $spIrn [C]a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, which is either thrown or held in the hand矛，枪，鱼叉The San people of the Kalahari desert hunt with spears.卡拉哈里沙漠中的桑人(即布须曼人)用矛来打猎。Roman soldiers carried spears.古罗马士兵扛着长矛。We went spear -fishing when we were on holiday.我们在度假时，用鱼叉来捉鱼。A spear is also a thin pointed stem or leaf.嫩枝，嫩茎，嫩叶asparagus spears芦笋嫩茎The crocus spears are already poking their way through the ground.番红花的嫩芽已经钻出了地面。In the theatre, etc. a spear carrier is someone who has a small part, usually without any words to say. If a person is described as a spear carrier, it means that what they do is of little or no importance, or of less importance than what someone else does.跑龙套，小角色;无足轻重的人，无关紧要的人I've had enough of being a spear carrier for my boss--I want a job where I can actually have some responsibility.我已经当够了老板的跑腿----我要找一份能充分发挥自己职责的工作。
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