blades
/bleɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈedz] /bleɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈedz] /ˈblād How to pronounce blade (audio)/ (ame, mw)
blades — 名詞
1. the thin metal part of a knife, razor, or similar tool that does the cutting.
刀刃
刀具上負責切割的金屬部分
the thin metal part of a knife, razor, or similar tool that does the cutting.
Hugo dried the knife blades before sliding them back into the drawer.
Hugo 把刀刃擦乾後，才把它們放回抽屜裡。
collocation: knife blades
The barber changed the razor blades after finishing the last customer.
那位理髮師替最後一位客人服務完後換了新的刀片。
collocation: razor blades
Kemi tested both blades with her thumb before slicing the tomatoes.
Kemi 切番茄前先用拇指試了試兩片刀刃。
A drop of oil kept the clipper blades moving smoothly all afternoon.
一滴油讓電剪的刀片整個下午都運轉得很順。
文法句型
the blade of a knife
replace the blades
sharpen a blade
用法筆記
Usually refers to the working cutting part, not the whole tool. Distinguish this sense from sense 8, where blade can mean the entire sword.
2. one of the wide flat pieces on equipment such as fans, paddles, or propellers th
槳葉；扇葉
機器上推動空氣或水的扁平部分
one of the wide flat pieces on equipment such as fans, paddles, or propellers that drives air or water when it moves.
Ryo cleaned the fan blades before turning the air conditioner back on.
Ryo 把扇葉擦乾淨後，才重新打開冷氣。
collocation: fan blades
Two cracked propeller blades made the small boat shake in the harbor.
兩片破裂的螺旋槳葉讓小船在港內不停發抖。
collocation: propeller blades
Ayesha gripped the paddle blades tightly as the river current quickened.
Ayesha 在河水變急時緊緊抓住槳葉。
The windmill blades turned faster once the afternoon storm reached the hill.
下午的暴風雨吹到山丘時，風車葉片轉得更快了。
文法句型
fan blades
propeller blades
the blades of a paddle
用法筆記
This sense is used for parts that move air or water by turning or sweeping through it. It does not refer to a cutting edge.
3. a flat, thin part in the name of another object because it is shaped like a blad
片狀件
因形狀像刀片而得名的部件
a flat, thin part in the name of another object because it is shaped like a blade.
Selim replaced the wiper blades before the winter rain started.
Selim 在冬季雨季開始前換掉了雨刷片。
compound noun: wiper blades
The carpenter sorted the saw blades by size on the back shelf.
木匠把鋸片依尺寸分放在後方架子上。
Putri washed the blender blades carefully after making peanut sauce.
Putri 做完花生醬後，小心地把果汁機刀片洗乾淨。
The hairdresser oiled the clipper blades before the shop opened.
髮型師在開店前先替理髮器刀片上了油。
文法句型
wiper blades
saw blades
blender blades
用法筆記
Common in fixed object names such as wiper blades or saw blades. Unlike sense 2, these parts are not mainly defined by pushing air or water.
4. one narrow green strand from a grass plant or another plant with long thin leave
草葉
草或類似植物的一片細長葉子
one narrow green strand from a grass plant or another plant with long thin leaves.
Morning rain still clung to the blades of grass outside Tamar's tent.
清晨的雨珠還掛在 Tamar 帳篷外的草葉上。
collocation: blades of grass
A tiny beetle hid between the wet green blades near the gate.
一隻小甲蟲躲在門邊濕亮的草葉之間。
Dylan pulled a few dry blades from the goat's wool sweater.
Dylan 從那件羊毛毛衣上挑掉了幾根乾草葉。
The rabbit chewed the tallest blades along the edge of the garden.
那隻兔子啃掉了花園邊最高的幾片草葉。
文法句型
a blade of grass
blades of grass
用法筆記
Most often appears in the phrase 'a blade of grass' or in the plural 'blades of grass'. It refers to one leaf, not the whole plant.
5. the metal runner fixed under an ice skate that lets it slide across the ice.
冰刀
冰鞋底下用來滑行的金屬刀條
the metal runner fixed under an ice skate that lets it slide across the ice.
Heather dried the skate blades with a towel after hockey practice.
Heather 打完曲棍球練習後，用毛巾把冰刀擦乾。
collocation: skate blades
The coach checked every blade before the children stepped onto the rink.
孩子們踏上冰場前，教練檢查了每一片冰刀。
A rough spot on one blade made Tomás wobble during the turn.
其中一片冰刀上的粗糙處，讓 Tomás 轉彎時晃了一下。
Freshly sharpened blades cut clean lines into the new ice surface.
剛磨好的冰刀在新鋪的冰面上劃出清楚的線條。
- runner
technical word for the long sliding part under a skate or sled
文法句型
the blades of skates
sharpen the skate blades
用法筆記
Used specifically for the metal strip under an ice skate. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is about a cutting tool, and sense 6, which names a prosthetic running device.
6. a curved artificial lower leg, often made of carbon fibre, that helps an amputee
刀鋒義肢
供截肢者跑步用的彎曲下肢義肢
a curved artificial lower leg, often made of carbon fibre, that helps an amputee walk or run.
Kian trained on carbon-fibre blades before the national para athletics meet.
Kian 在全國帕運田徑賽前，用碳纖維刀鋒義肢訓練。
collocation: carbon-fibre blades
The new blades stored enough energy to help the runner spring forward.
新的刀鋒義肢儲存了足夠的力量，幫助跑者向前彈出。
A sports clinic adjusted both blades so Nora's steps felt balanced.
運動診所調整了兩側刀鋒義肢，讓 Nora 走起來更平衡。
News cameras followed the athlete as he crossed the finish line on blades.
那名運動員踩著刀鋒義肢衝過終點線時，新聞鏡頭一路跟拍。
- running prosthesis
more explicit technical phrase for the same device
- prosthetic leg
broader term that also includes ordinary walking designs
文法句型
run on blades
carbon-fibre blades
用法筆記
Usually refers to the curved running prosthesis seen in sport or rehabilitation. The name comes from its narrow spring-like shape, not from cutting.
7. an old-fashioned word for a lively, stylish young man who acts with easy confide
瀟灑公子
舊式說法，指風度翩翩的年輕男子
an old-fashioned word for a lively, stylish young man who acts with easy confidence.
The novel describes three young blades laughing outside the theatre doors.
那本小說寫到三位瀟灑公子在劇院門口談笑。
old-fashioned noun: young blades
Village gossip followed the richest blade at every summer dance.
每到夏季舞會，全村都會議論那位最有錢的瀟灑公子。
An elderly aunt called her grandson a blade when he bought silk gloves.
一位年長的姑媽在孫子買了絲手套後，笑稱他是個瀟灑公子。
In the period drama, several blades waited outside the card room.
那部古裝劇裡有好幾位瀟灑公子站在牌室外等待。
文法句型
a young blade
a fashionable blade
用法筆記
This meaning is now mainly found in historical writing or playful imitation of older speech. In modern everyday English, people would usually choose a different word.
8. a sword or similar fighting weapon, especially in literary or dramatic language.
劍
文學語中指整把劍或類似武器
a sword or similar fighting weapon, especially in literary or dramatic language.
The guard drew his blade when the stranger reached for the chest.
那名衛兵在陌生人伸手去拿箱子時拔出了佩劍。
literary use: draw a blade
Two masked fighters crossed blades beneath the palace lanterns.
兩名蒙面鬥士在宮殿燈籠下雙劍相交。
A rusted blade hung above the fireplace in Grandfather Selvam's study.
Grandfather Selvam 的書房壁爐上方掛著一把生鏽的劍。
The captain ordered every blade lowered before the peace talks began.
和平談判開始前，隊長命令所有人都把劍放低。
文法句型
draw a blade
cross blades with someone
用法筆記
More literary and dramatic than sword. In everyday modern English, blade more often means the cutting part of a tool, as in sense 1.
9. a flat section of the body, especially around the shoulder bone or along the mid
肩胛；舌面
肩胛骨或舌頭中央的扁平處
a flat section of the body, especially around the shoulder bone or along the middle of the tongue.
The doctor felt a lump just below Mei's left shoulder blade.
醫師在 Mei 左側肩胛骨下方摸到一個腫塊。
compound noun: shoulder blade
A bruise spread between both shoulder blades after the hard landing.
那次重摔之後，瘀青在兩片肩胛骨之間擴散開來。
The speech coach asked Omar to relax the blade of his tongue.
語音教練要 Omar 放鬆舌面的中段。
Warm pain shot across Rina's shoulder blade when she lifted the box.
Rina 抬起箱子時，一陣熱痛竄過她的肩胛骨。
- shoulder blade
the common everyday body term covered by this broader sense
- scapula
technical anatomical word for the shoulder bone
文法句型
shoulder blade
blade of the tongue
用法筆記
Most people meet this sense in the fixed phrase shoulder blade. The tongue use is technical and far less common.