spade
US
UK spade n: (digging tool)
SC 锹 qiāo
TC 鍬
TC 鍬
SC 铲 qiāo，chǎn
TC 鏟 / 剷
TC 鏟 / 剷
The gardener thrust the spade into the soil.
园丁用力将铁锹嵌入泥土里。
spade n: (cards: suit) (牌戏)
SC 黑桃牌，一组黑桃 hēi táo pái，yì zǔ hēi táo
Simon played the queen of spades.
西蒙出了张黑桃Q。
spade n: offensive!, dated, slang (black person)
SC 黑鬼 hēi guǐ
SC 黑人 hēi guǐ，hēi rén
TC 黑人
TC 黑人
The bigot was fired for referring to his black coworkers as spades.
spades n: (card game)
SC 黑桃
In the game of spades, aces are high.
spade [sth] vtr: (dig)
SC 铲 chǎn
TC 鏟 / 剷
TC 鏟 / 剷
SC 掘 chǎn，jué
TC 掘
TC 掘
SC 用铁锹挖 chǎn，yòng tiě qiāo wā
Through the window, Ursula could see the gardener spading the vegetable patch.
call a spade a spade v expr: figurative (speak frankly, plainly)
SC 有话直说 yǒu huà zhí shuō
TC 有話直說
TC 有話直說
Louise has never been afraid of calling a spade a spade.
in spades expr: informal (in copious amounts)
SC 很多 hěn duō
SC 丰富 hěn duō，fēng fù
TC 豐富
TC 豐富
This role called for talent and luckily the actor had talent in spades.