spade
noun uk/speɪd/ us/speɪd/
(TOOL)
C2 [ C ]铲,锹
a tool used for digging especially soil or sand, with a long handle and a flat blade
a garden spade 园艺铲
UK The kids took their buckets and spades to the beach. 孩子们带着他们的桶和铲子到海边去了。
(CARD)
spades[ plural or U ] 黑桃花色,一组黑桃
one of the four suits in playing cards, represented by a black symbol like a pointed leaf with a short stem
the ace/queen of spades 黑桃 A/皇后
[ C ](纸牌中的)黑桃
a playing card from the suit of spades
Don't you have any spades? 你手里有黑桃吗?
(PERSON)
[ C ] offensive old-fashioned(冒犯性用语)黑人,黑鬼
an offensive word for a black person
Idiom
in spadesidiom informal 很多;极其
in large amounts or to a very great degree
My dog has personality in spades. 我的狗有丰富的个性。