plural spades
plural spades
Learner's definition of SPADE
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[count] : a tool with a heavy metal blade attached to a handle that is used for digging锹;铲 — see picture at gardening 2
[count] : a playing card that is marked with a black shape that looks like a pointed leaf(纸牌的)黑桃 — see picture at playing card 3
spades [plural] : the suit in a deck of playing cards that consists of spades(一副纸牌里的)黑桃牌
call a spade a spade
: to speak in an honest and direct way直言不讳
in spades
: to a great degree : in large amounts大量;非常