spear
n
1 weapon with a metal point on a long handle, used (esp formerly) for hunting and fighting 矛; 长枪; 标枪
antelopes killed with spears 用长枪刺死的羚羊.
2 long pointed leaf or stem (eg of grass or asparagus) growing directly out of the ground 长而尖的叶或茎(直接从地面生出的, 如草或芦荀)
spears of the snowdrop plant 雪花莲的茎. spear, v [Tn]
strike, pierce or wound (sb/sth) with a spear; kill with a spear (用矛)刺穿, 刺伤, 刺死(某人[某物])
They were standing in the river spearing fish. 他们站在河里叉鱼.
The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了.
I'm not sure that this conference is as good as last year's.
我确信这次会议不如去年的会议精彩。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.