mid-15c., "small or poor knife," of uncertain origin probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjot "spear," German Spiess "spear, lance"). Meaning "spade" is from 1660s; sense of "short or stumpy person or thing" is from 1680s; that of "potato" is first recorded 1845 in New Zealand English.
双语例句
1. Run the string for the second spud in to the cement pulg.
将二开钻具下到水泥塞处.
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2. To convey oil, build a spud engine on the near oil well.
为了要传达油, 建立一个小锄头引擎在那之上近的油井.
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3. A pre - spud meeting to be held prior to drilling.
开钻之前,要找开钻前会.
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4. The name is Spud, Sam Spud. I was working late one night.
我叫斯普德, 山姆斯普德. 有天晚上我工作到很晚.
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5. Does the modern world owe its very existence to the humble spud?
