blade

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Related topics: Tools, Water, Household, Other sports

blade /bleɪd/ S3 noun [countableC]

1 TZthe flat cutting part of a tool or weapon 刀刃；刀锋；刀片 → edge

blade of

The blade of the knife flashed in the moonlight.

月光下刀刃闪闪发亮。

a razor blade

剃刀刀片

2 TTWDHthe flat wide part of an object that pushes against air or water 桨叶；螺旋桨叶；叶片状物

the blade of an oar

桨叶

3. blade of grass HBPa single thin flat piece of grass 〔草的〕叶片；草叶

Examples from the Corpus

blade of grass• But every drop that fell contained the promise of another leaf, another blossom, another blade of grass in the spring.• Similar lumps had been spread there before, and showed as bleached-out mounds through which a few blades of grass grew.• There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.• They had stripped the lower forest of anything resembling a leaf or blade of grass.• And when he looked at the blades of grass he saw that they were only blades of grass.• The larvae of red worms crawl up the blades of grass and are eaten by horses.

4. DSOthe metal part on the bottom of an ice-skate 〔溜冰鞋的〕冰刀

n5. a thin curved piece of a strong material that someone with the lower part of their leg missing attaches to their leg in order to run

→ shoulder blade

Examples from the Corpus

blade• A covered walkway, already damp with footprints, led under the Midwest Highway that cut the city like a blade.• But every drop that fell contained the promise of another leaf, another blossom, another blade of grass in the spring.• Roasts are center cut, blade or rib end, and sirloin loin.• Some species have green leaves, and others have distinctly colored leaf blades.• a propeller blade• A boy would have better opportunities - of doing that nasty trick with the razor blade, for example.• razor blades• Do not press on the spine or the shoulder blade itself.• Only £9.99, including a spare blade set, from most craft shops.• As the weight transferred to the Huey, the increased pitch of the blades slapped the air loudly.• The blade should be kept sharp.• a ceiling fan with wooden blades

razor blade• I now remembered that I had put a razor blade under the insole of my shoe, and I removed it.• Two guards were attacked with a razor blade and slightly injured.• A razor blade or serrated knife will work well.• They were sharp as razor blades.• Now it felt like razor blades on the skin.• Last December, he took a drugs overdose and in September slashed his wrists and groin with a smuggled razor blade.• He turned off the cold water, picked up the razor blade and sat on the floor next to the tub.• A boy would have better opportunities - of doing that nasty trick with the razor blade, for example.

Origin blade

Old English blæd

blade noun

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