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Spear Pointed Push Weapon Long Sharp Throw Spɪr

The word "spear" can be a noun, referring to a weapon with a sharp point on a long pole used historically for combat, hunting, and fishing, or to the tender stem of vegetables like asparagus or broccoli. It can also be a verb, meaning to thrust or stab something with a spear or pointed object.

spear (名词) 指一种长杆上装有锋利金属尖头的武器,用于战斗、狩猎和过去的捕鱼;也指(芦笋、花椰菜等的)嫩茎。 (动词) 指用矛或尖物刺或叉住某物。

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Collins
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/spɪ͟ə(r)/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]矛;投枪;梭镖 A spear is a weapon consisting of a long pole with a sharp metal point attached to the end.
    2
    [VERB 动词]用矛(投)刺;叉住 If you spear something, you push or throw a pointed object into it.
      [V n]
      [be V-ed to n]
    • Spear a piece of fish with a carving fork and dip it in the batter...

      用切肉叉叉一片鱼肉,在面糊里蘸一下。

    • A police officer was speared to death.

      一名警官被刺死了。

    3
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](芦笋、花椰菜等的)嫩茎 Asparagus or broccoli spears are individual stalks of asparagus or broccoli.
      [with supp]

      Oxford spear / spɪə(r) ; NAmE spɪr /
      noun
      ,
      verb
      spear spears speared spearing
      noun _sword_comp.jpg _spear.jpg 1 a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing in the past 矛;标枪 2 the long pointed stemof some plants (某些植物的)嫩枝,幼芽 verb spearsth/sb to throw or push a spearor other pointed object through sth/sb 用矛刺;用尖物刺穿 They were standing in the river spearing fish. 他们站在河里叉鱼。 She speared an olive with her fork. 她用叉子叉了一个橄榄。 spear / spɪə(r) ; NAmE spɪr /
      LDC
      spear1 noun
      spear2 verb
      spearspear1 /spɪə $ spɪr/ noun [countable]
      Word Origin
      Examples
      word sets
      Collocations
      1a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past2a thin pointed stem of a plant:  asparagus spears
      spear1 noun
      spear2 verb
      spearspear2 verb [transitive]
      Verb Table
      Examples
      word sets
      1to push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it2to push a pointed object, usually a fork, into something, so that you can pick it upstab
      WDF

      spear

      [spɪə(r)]speared, spearing, spears

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      spears[2666]
      矛(82%),标枪(12%),刺穿(6%)
      n.矛,枪
      vt.用矛刺
      n.(Spear)人名;(英)斯皮尔

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