←

spear

noun
🔊/spɪə(r)/
🔊/spɪr/
jump to other results
  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
    • She had a fish impaled on the point of her spear.她矛尖上叉住了一条鱼。
    • The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields.部落男子都手持矛和盾。
    • a 5 000-year-old stone spear point有 5,000 年历史的石制矛尖
    Topics Historyc1, War and conflictc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hunting
    verb + spear
    • be armed with
    • carry
    • hold
    • …
    spear + noun
    • point
    phrases
    • the point of a spear
    See full entry
  2. the long pointed stem of some plants （某些植物的）嫩枝，幼芽
    3. Word OriginOld English spere, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch speer and German Speer.

spear

verb
🔊/spɪə(r)/
🔊/spɪr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spear
🔊/spɪə(r)/
🔊/spɪr/
he / she / it spears
🔊/spɪəz/
🔊/spɪrz/
past simple speared
🔊/spɪəd/
🔊/spɪrd/
past participle speared
🔊/spɪəd/
🔊/spɪrd/
-ing form spearing
🔊/ˈspɪərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈspɪrɪŋ/
jump to other results
  1. spear something/somebody to throw or push a spear or other pointed object through something/somebody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.她用叉子扎起一个橄榄。🔊🔊
    Word OriginOld English spere, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch speer and German Speer.