单词 | lance |
释义 | lance (once / 366 pages) nv A warrior during the Middle Ages most often carried a lance, or a long, pointed spear, as a weapon. Throughout history, soldiers mounted on horseback have often carried some variation of a lance — something long and sharp for jabbing at enemy warriors. Lances were carried as far back as ancient Roman armies and as recently as Plains Indians after they were introduced to horses in the eighteenth century. The Latin root word, lancea , means "light spear" or "Spanish spear." WORD FAMILYlance: lanced, lancelike, lancer, lances, lancing+/lancer: lancers USAGE EXAMPLES“Mike is obsessed by exploring the connection between the dramatic and the real,” the director Lance Hammer, a neighbor of Mills’s, said. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Spawning surf smelt and sand lance use the shoreline, too. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) An English group wants armored horsemen with thrusting lances to compete for gold in jousting. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon Syn|Hypo|Hyper shaft, spear assagai, assegai the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa javelina spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events tridenta spear with three prongs arm, weapon, weapon system any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting 2n an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish Syn|Hypo|Hyper fishgig, fizgig, gig, spear harpoon a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it leistera spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon) implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end 3n a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions Syn|Hyper lancet surgical knife a very sharp knife used in surgery 4v pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight Hyper pierce, thrust penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 5v open by piercing with a lancet lance a boil Hyper open, open up cause to open or to become open 6v move quickly, as if by cutting one's way Planes lanced towards the shore Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
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