spade

[speid]

n.铲子, 铁锹
n.黑桃
v.铲

例句与用法：

Why did you buy a spade?

你买铁　干什麽?

Just give him a bucket and spade and he's in seventh heaven!

只要给他一个桶子和一把铲子，他就高兴极了！

We dig some pits with a spade before planting the trees.

种树前，我们先用铁锹挖了些坑。

He told me the whole story in spades and there's no doubt about it.

他明确地把整个经过都对我讲了，一点不含糊。

Orders came that we should spade the trench in an hour.

有命令要我们必须在一小时内挖好战壕。

词形变化：

名词: spader | 动词过去式: spaded | 动词过去分词: spaded | 动词现在分词: spading | 动词第三人称单数: spades |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 铲; 锹

He was digging potatoes with a spade.

他正在用铁锹挖马铃薯。

2. 铲形物

vt.

铲; 用锹掘

I spent the whole morning spading the garden.

我用了一整个上午平整花园。

n.[C]

(扑克牌中的)黑桃

短语词组：

call a spade a spade

1. 直言不讳

He's not afraid to call a spade a spade.

他不怕直言不讳。