释义 |
spade noun 1tool for digging 挖掘工具ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPADE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgarden 园艺铲◆There was a garden spade in the shed.工棚里有一把园艺铲。VERB + SPADEuse 用铲子◆He dug a deep hole in the lawn with his spade.他用铲子在草地上挖了个深坑。PHRASESbucket and spade (BrE) 桶和铲◆children playing in the sand with their buckets and spades拿着桶和小铲在沙地上玩耍的孩子们call a spade a spade (= to speak honestly and openly) 直言不讳◆I believe in calling a spade a spade.我笃信直言不讳,实话实说。 |