lance
lance — 名詞
1. a weapon made of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal head, used by soldiers o
長矛
古代騎兵使用的長柄尖頭武器
a weapon made of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal head, used by soldiers on horseback in medieval battles or tournaments.
During the mock battle, the knight lowered his lance and charged at his opponent.
在模擬戰中，那名騎士放下長矛，向對手衝去。
lowered his lance — verb + lance as direct object
The museum display includes a twelfth-century lance that is over three metres long.
博物館的展品中有一根十二世紀的長矛，長度超過三公尺。
Each cavalry soldier carried a lance tipped with steel and decorated with a small banner.
每位騎兵都攜帶一支鋼頭長矛，矛上還裝飾著小旗幟。
Rin read about how the lance replaced the spear as the main weapon of mounted warriors in Europe.
Rin 讀到長矛如何在歐洲取代長槍，成為馬上戰士的主要武器。
文法句型
lance + verb (e.g. lance pierced, lance broke)
用法筆記
In modern contexts, lance usually appears in historical writing, museum descriptions, or fantasy fiction. Do not use it for modern military spears.
常見錯誤
lance — 動詞
1. to use a thin medical knife to make a small opening in infected skin so that pus
切開；刺破
用醫療刀片切開皮膚排出膿液
to use a thin medical knife to make a small opening in infected skin so that pus can flow out and healing can begin.
The nurse lanced the abscess on Tunde's forearm and cleaned the wound thoroughly.
護士切開 Tunde 前臂上的膿瘡，並仔細清理了傷口。
lance + object (abscess) — direct medical object
Boils that do not burst on their own may need to be lanced by a doctor.
如果癤子沒有自行破裂，可能需要由醫生切開引流。
passive: need to be lanced
Anjali's swollen gum was lanced to release the pressure from the infection beneath it.
Anjali 腫脹的牙齦被切開，以釋放下方感染造成的壓力。
The veterinarian used a sterile blade to lance the cyst on the horse's neck.
獸醫使用無菌刀片切開馬脖子上的囊腫。
Élise was relieved when the doctor said the blister could be drained without needing to be lanced.
Élise 聽到醫生說那個水泡不用切開就能引流，鬆了一口氣。
文法句型
lance + object (boil/abscess/swelling)
be lanced (passive)
用法筆記
This sense belongs to medical or veterinary contexts. The subject is typically a doctor, nurse, or veterinarian. The object is almost always a skin swelling: boil, abscess, cyst, blister, or gum.
常見錯誤
2. to strike or push through a target with a lance, especially during a joust or ca
用矛刺擊
在馬上比賽中以長矛攻擊對手
to strike or push through a target with a lance, especially during a joust or cavalry charge.
In the tournament, Sir Gareth lanced his rival squarely in the chest and knocked him off his horse.
在比武大會上，Gareth 爵士用長矛擊中對手的胸口，將他刺落馬下。
The two knights charged at each other, each hoping to lance the other before being hit.
兩名騎士彼此衝鋒，每個人都想在對方擊中自己之前先用長矛刺中對方。
lance + direct object (the other / opponent)
Historical accounts describe how the heavy cavalry lanced the enemy lines during the charge.
歷史記載描述重裝騎兵如何在衝鋒時用長矛刺穿敵軍陣線。
The wax dummy was dressed in armour so that visitors could try to lance it with a replica weapon.
那尊蠟像穿著盔甲，讓遊客可以嘗試用複製武器刺擊它。
文法句型
lance + object (opponent, target)
用法筆記
This sense appears almost exclusively in historical writing, historical re-enactment, or fantasy literature. In modern conversation the medical sense is more likely to be heard.