spades

英 [speɪdz]

美 [speɪdz]

n.  锹; 铲; (纸牌中的)黑桃; 黑桃牌
spade的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 铲;锹
  Aspadeis a tool used for digging, with a flat metal blade and a long handle.
  1. ... a garden spade...
     园艺铲
  2. The girls happily played in the sand with buckets and spades.
     女孩子们拿着桶和铲子在沙滩上快活地玩耍。
• N-UNCOUNT-COLL (纸牌中的)黑桃
  Spadesis one of the four suits in a pack of playing cards. Each card in the suit is marked with one or more black symbols: .
  1. ...the ace of spades.
     黑桃 A
  2. Aspadeis a playing card of this suit.
     (一张)黑桃牌
• PHRASE 有啥说啥;直言不讳
  If you say that someonecalls a spade a spade, you mean that they speak clearly and directly about things, even embarrassing or unpleasant things.
  1. I'm not at all secretive, and I'm pretty good at calling a spade a spade.
     我不会遮遮掩掩，我喜欢直言不讳。

双语例句

• The girls happily played in the sand and sea with buckets and spades.
  女孩们带着铲子和小桶在沙滩上快活地玩耍。
• We have a new kitten and it's as black as the ace of spades.
  我们又有了一只小猫，它浑身一团黑色。
• 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，一点也不含糊。
• Athena is the Queen of Spades.
  雅典娜是黑桃皇后。
• I saw the three of spades.
  看见了那三个黑桃。
• They set out, shouldering spades and hoes.
  他们扛起铁锹和锄头就出发了。
• Holiday mad Brits are packing their buckets and spades and heading for the sun.
  酷爱假日的英国人正收拾小桶和锹铲前往阳光充足的地方。
• She led with the eight of spades.
  她先出了8张黑桃。
• What business has a pick and a shovel here? Formerly the coal was dug with picks and spades.
  这里要锹和镐头干什么？从前用镐和铁锹采煤。
• Haven't we got pickaxes and spades?
  我们不是已经有鹤嘴锄和铲子了吗？