spear
gb/spˈɪɹ/ us/spˈɪɹ/
A2
Anglais
~ 4400
lándzsa, dárda, átszúr, felszúr, spárgaszál, hajtás, spárgasíp
NOM
A2
1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] holds/throws a spear
The warrior raised his spear before charging.
A harcos felemelte a lándzsáját, mielőtt rohamra indult.
She learned how to throw a spear accurately.
Megtanulta, hogyan kell pontosan lándzsát hajítani.
Ancient hunters often used spears to catch large animals.
The museum displayed a bronze-tipped spear from the Iron Age.
Exemples pédagogiques
The man throws a spear.
A férfi lándzsát hajít.
He holds a long spear in his hand.
Egy hosszú lándzsát tart a kezében.
They hunt fish with a spear.
The soldier uses a spear in battle.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'spear' with 'arrow'. A spear is larger, held in the hand, and can be thrown or used for stabbing; an arrow is shot from a bow.
Sens
Long pointed weapon
Collocations
throw a spear
|hunt with a spear
|spear fishing
|bronze-tipped spear
Synonymes
lance (Usually refers to a weapon used by soldiers on horseback rather than for throwing.)
Antonymes
shield (A defensive tool, opposite in function to an offensive weapon like a spear.)
Thèmes
weapons
|hunting
|history
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A long stick with a sharp point used to hurt animals or enemies.
A weapon with a long shaft and a sharp, pointed head, designed for thrusting or throwing.
VERBE
B1
2
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] spears [something/someone]
He speared the fish with one quick motion.
Egyetlen gyors mozdulattal átszúrta a halat.
The chef speared the olives with a toothpick.
A séf fogpiszkálóval felszúrta az olajbogyókat.
A guard speared the intruder before he could escape.
Exemples pédagogiques
He spears the fish in the water.
Lándzsával átszúrja a halat a vízben.
She spears the meat with a fork.
Villával felszúrja a húst.
The man spears the apple from the tree.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'spear' (to pierce) with 'throw'—a spear can be thrown, but 'to spear' means to pierce directly, not just to launch it.
Sens
Pierce with pointed object
Collocations
spear a fish
|spear meat
|spear an intruder
Synonymes
stab (General term for piercing with any pointed object, not necessarily a spear.)
Antonymes
shield (To protect or block instead of attacking or piercing.)
Thèmes
weapons
|fishing
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To push or hit something with a long sharp object.
To pierce or strike something with or as if with a spear or similar pointed object.
NOM
B2
3
The chef arranged the asparagus spears neatly on the plate.
A séf szépen elrendezte a spárgaszálakat a tányéron.
Tender spears of broccoli were served as a side dish.
Köretként zsenge brokkoliszárakat tálaltak fel.
We harvested fresh spears from the garden this morning.
Exemples pédagogiques
I eat three asparagus spears.
Három szál spárgát eszem.
The green spears are on the plate.
A zöld spárgaszálak a tányéron vannak.
She cuts the spears from the garden.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may not realize that 'spear' can refer to plants as well as weapons.
Sens
Young rod-shaped plant shoot
Collocations
asparagus spears
|tender spears
Synonymes
shoot (General term for new plant growth; not all shoots are called spears.)
Thèmes
food
|plants
|food_drink
|nature
Définition
A young part of a plant that is long and thin, like asparagus before it grows fully.
A young shoot of certain edible plants, especially asparagus, that is long and slender like a small spear.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
spear
API
GB/spˈɪɹ/
US/spˈɪɹ/
Syllabes et accentuation
spear (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (spear)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: spear
- Plural: spears
Verb
- Base: spear
- 3rd Person Singular: spears
- Present Participle: spearing
- Past: speared
Famille de mots
Forms
spears
noun
spearing
verb
speared
verb
Related words
spearhead
noun
spearfishing
noun
Advanced or less common
spearman
noun
Expressions
spear fishing
1/spˈɪɹ fˈɪʃɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Catch fish with pointed weapon underwater
Catching fish by swimming and using a sharp stick or gun to hit them.
Exemples
- They went spear fishing off the coast of Hawaii.
- Spear fishing requires skill and patience.
spearhead
1/spˈɪɹhˌɛd/
fixed phrase
Lead or start something
To lead or be the main person starting an activity or project.
Exemples
- She will spearhead the new marketing campaign.
- The movement was spearheaded by local activists.