单词详解

n. [C]

铲；锹 (a garden tool with a broad metal blade and a long handle, used for digging)

He was digging potatoes with a spade. 他正在用铁锹挖马铃薯。

相关词组

1. call a spade a spade 照直说，直言不讳

    Call a spade a spade and what you said is true. 照直说，你说的是对的。

2. in spades  非常，极其

    Though it may be tough, his effort was repaid in spades.

这事可能很难办，但是他的努力得到了丰厚的回报。

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复数：spades