| 释义 |
spade1/speid/ n. & v.●n. 1 a tool used for digging or cutting the ground etc., with a sharp-edged metal blade and a long handle 铲，锹 2 a tool of a similar shape for various purposes, e.g. for removing the blubber from a whale (剖割鲸脂等用的)铲刀 3 anything resembling a spade 铲状物 ●v. tr. dig over (ground) with a spade (用铲)挖，掘(地面) □ call a spade a spade speak plainly or bluntly 直言不讳 □ spadeful n. (pl. -fuls)[Old English spadu, spada] |