lance
n
1 weapon used for catching fish, etc with a long wooden shaft and a pointed steel head 鱼叉.
2 (formerly) similar weapon used by mounted knights, cavalry, etc (旧时)骑士、 骑兵等的长矛.
lance v [Tn]
prick or cut open (sth) with a lancet (用外科手术刀)刺或切开(某物)
lance an abscess, a boil, a swelling, etc 切开脓肿、 疖子、 肿胀处等.
🔁 扩展释义
*[lɑ:ns]n. 长矛, 柳叶刀, 执矛战士vt. 以长矛攻击, 冲进vi. 急进【医】 柳叶刀, 小刀, 刀割相关词组: break a lance with sb
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