a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing in the past 矛；标枪 
She had a fish impaled on the point of her spear. 她矛尖上叉住了一条鱼。 The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields. 部落男子都手持矛和盾。 a 5 000-year-old stone spear point 有 5,000 年历史的石制矛尖
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hunting
- be armed with
- carry
- hold
- …
- point
- the point of a spear
the long pointed stem of some plants （某些植物的）嫩枝，幼芽
Word OriginOld English spere, of Germanic origin; compare with Dutch speer and German Speer.