lance
US
UK lance n: (long cavalry spear)
SC 长矛 cháng máo
The warriors used lances and kept well away from their targets.
lance [sth] vtr: (medical: puncture) (医疗)
SC 穿刺 chuān cì
The doctor lanced the boil to allow it to drain.
lance [sb] vtr: (pierce with a lance) (用矛)
SC 刺，戳 cì ，chuō
TC 刺，戳
TC 刺，戳
A passing horseman lanced him and he fell to the ground.
freelance, free-lance adj: (working for self)
SC 自由职业的 zì yóu zhí yè de
SC 自由职业者的 zì yóu zhí yè de ，zì yóu zhí yè zhě de
Mike worked as a freelance journalist.
麦克是一名自由新闻撰稿人。
freelance, free-lance adj: (work: independent) (职业)
SC 独立的, 自由的
The teacher did some freelance tutoring in the evenings to make extra money.
那位老师傍晚会做些家教工作，挣点外快。
freelance, free-lance, free lance n: informal (self-employed or contract worker)
SC 自由职业者 zì yóu zhí yè zhě
I used to work for a big corporation but now I'm a freelance.
我以前在一家大公司供职，但现在成了自由职业者。
freelance, free-lance adv: (as a freelance)
SC 当自由职业者
SC 从事自由职业
After the company closed, she began to work freelance.
公司倒闭后，她开始从事自由职业。
freelance, free lance n: historical (medieval mercenary soldier) (中世纪欧洲)
SC 自由骑士，雇佣兵 gù yōng bīng
TC 雇傭兵
TC 雇傭兵
The king hired free lances to bolster his troops in the Crusades.
为了增强圣战部队的力量，那位国王找来了许多雇佣兵。
freelance, free-lance, free lance n: informal (independent in political causes)
SC 无党派人士
freelance writer, free-lance writer n: (writer: self-employed)
SC 自由撰稿人 zì yóu zhuàn gǎo rén
Roger hired a freelance writer to write some articles for him.