Blade

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[编辑] 解释

I. noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bl?d; akin to Old High German blat leaf, Latin folium, Greek phyllon, Old English blōwan to blossom — more at blow
Date: before 12th century
1.
- a. leaf 1a(1); especially the leaf of an herb or a grass
- b. the flat expanded part of a leaf as distinguished from the petiole
2. something resembling the blade of a leaf: as
- a. the broad flattened part of an oar or paddle
- b. an arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine
- c. the broad flat or concave part of a machine (as a bulldozer or snowplow) that comes into contact with the material to be moved
- d. a broad flat body part; specifically scapula — used chiefly in naming cuts of meat
- e. the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip; also this portion together with the tip
3.
- a. the cutting part of an implement
- b.
  - (1) sword
  - (2) swordsman
  - (3) a dashing lively man
- c. the runner of an ice skate
? bladelike adjective

II. intransitive verb (bladed; blading)