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lance n.标枪,长矛,矛状器具,捕鲸枪 v.切开 Throughout history, soldiers mounted on horseback have often carried some variation of a lance — something long and sharp for jabbing at enemy warriors. Lances were carried as far back as ancient Roman armies and as recently as Plains Indians after they were introduced to horses in the eighteenth century. The Latin root word, lancea , means "light spear" or "Spanish spear." 1[VERB 动词]切开，割开（疖等） If a boil on someone's body is lanced, a small cut is made in it so that the liquid inside comes out.   [have n V-ed]  [Also be V-ed]  [usu passive]  [MEDICAL 医]It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.把疖子切开是很痛的。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（旧时骑兵用的）长矛 A lance is a long spear used in former times by soldiers on horseback. ...the clang of lances striking armour.长矛撞击盔甲发出的咣咣声

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[læns] A warrior during the Middle Ages most often carried a lance, or a long, pointed spear, as a weapon. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	lance
英美音标	[læns]
中文释义	n.标枪,长矛,矛状器具,捕鲸枪 v.切开
vocabulary简明	A warrior during the Middle Ages most often carried a lance, or a long, pointed spear, as a weapon.
vocabulary扩展	Throughout history, soldiers mounted on horseback have often carried some variation of a lance — something long and sharp for jabbing at enemy warriors. Lances were carried as far back as ancient Roman armies and as recently as Plains Indians after they were introduced to horses in the eighteenth century. The Latin root word, lancea , means "light spear" or "Spanish spear."
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柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]切开，割开（疖等） If a boil on someone's body is lanced, a small cut is made in it so that the liquid inside comes out. [have n V-ed] [Also be V-ed] [usu passive] [MEDICAL 医] It is a painful experience having the boil lanced. 把疖子切开是很痛的。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（旧时骑兵用的）长矛 A lance is a long spear used in former times by soldiers on horseback. ...the clang of lances striking armour. 长矛撞击盔甲发出的咣咣声

Lance Carried Soldiers Long Boil V Ed Læns N.标枪,长矛,矛状器具,捕鲸枪