n.[C]

1. 铲；锹
   He was digging potatoes with a spade.

   他正在用铁锹挖马铃薯。

2. 铲形物

vt.

1. 铲；用锹掘
   I spent the whole morning spading the garden.

   我用了一整个上午平整花园。

n.[C]

1. （扑克牌中的）黑桃

n.

1. a tool with a sharp-edged, rectangular metal blade and a long handle, used for digging.
2. [as modifier] shaped like a spade:
   a spade bit.

v.

n.

1. (spades) one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black inverted heart-shaped figure with a small stalk.
   ▸ (a spade) a card of this suit.
2. informal, offensive a black person.