blade

noun

/bleɪd/

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the flat part of a knife, tool or machine, which has a sharp edge or edges for cutting
Extra Examples
- The machine comes with a plastic guard over the blade to protect the operator.
- Knife blades are generally made of stainless steel.
- The prisoner used a hacksaw blade to cut through the bars.
- He swung the blade with all his strength.
- The swordsmen weaved and dodged as their blades clashed over and over again.
see also razor blade, switchblade
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sharp
- blunt
- dull
- …
verb + blade
- sharpen
- draw
- sheathe
- …
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one of the flat parts that turn around in an engine or on a helicopter
- the blades of a propeller
- rotor blades on a helicopter
Topics Transport by airc1, Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sharp
- blunt
- dull
- …
verb + blade
- sharpen
- draw
- sheathe
- …
See full entry
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the flat wide part of an oar (= one of the long straight pieces of wood that are used to row a boat) that goes in the water
a single flat leaf of grass
- Not a blade of grass stirred.
Topics Plants and treesc2
the flat metal part on the bottom of an ice skate

单词	blade
释义	blade noun /bleɪd/ /bleɪd/ jump to other results enlarge image the flat part of a knife, tool or machine, which has a sharp edge or edges for cutting Extra Examples The machine comes with a plastic guard over the blade to protect the operator. Knife blades are generally made of stainless steel. The prisoner used a hacksaw blade to cut through the bars. He swung the blade with all his strength. The swordsmen weaved and dodged as their blades clashed over and over again. see also razor blade, switchblade Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sharp blunt dull … verb + blade sharpen draw sheathe … See full entry enlarge image one of the flat parts that turn around in an engine or on a helicopter the blades of a propeller rotor blades on a helicopter Topics Transport by airc1, Engineeringc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sharp blunt dull … verb + blade sharpen draw sheathe … See full entry enlarge image the flat wide part of an oar (= one of the long straight pieces of wood that are used to row a boat) that goes in the water a single flat leaf of grass Not a blade of grass stirred. Topics Plants and treesc2 the flat metal part on the bottom of an ice skate see also shoulder blade Word OriginOld English blæd ‘leaf of a plant’ (also in sense (2)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.
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