spear• James Mellaart reports evidence from Catal Huyuk for the use of the slingshot, bow and arrow, lance, and spear.• He fought them, one man against a whole company, and his flyingspear struck down warrior after warrior.• He waited, wondering, clutching his spear.• As they move forward, Tepilit, without warning, hurls his spear at the districtofficer from a few feet away.• If the spear killed attackers, so much the better.• Many are armoured; for the shield may be as important for victory as the sword or the spear.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPEAR | SPEAR + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤hunting狩獵長矛VERB + SPEAR➤be armed with, carry, hold, wield拿着矛;揮着矛◇The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields.部落男子都手持矛和盾。➤use使用矛▸➤raise舉起矛▸➤brandish揮動矛▸➤hurl, throw投擲矛▸➤drive, thrust用矛刺◇He drove his spear through the creature's leg.他用矛刺入那動物的腿。SPEAR + NOUN➤point矛尖◇a 5 000-year-old stone spear point有 5,000 年歷史的石製矛尖PHRASES➤the point of a spear矛尖◇She had a fish impaled on the point of her spear.她矛尖上叉住了一條魚。