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- a weapon with a pointed tip, typically of steel, and a long shaft, used for thrusting or throwing矛; 枪。
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- a similar barbed instrument used for catching fish鱼叉。
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- archaic a spearman〈古〉持矛兵。
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- a plant shoot, especially a pointed stem of asparagus or broccoli植物的幼芽（尤指芦笋、茎椰菜的尖）。
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- pierce or strike with a spear or other pointed object用矛（或其他尖利的物体）刺, 叉, 戳：
she speared her last chip with her fork.
她用叉子叉取了最后一根（炸薯条）。
词源
Old English spere, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch speer and German Speer.