spade/sped; speId/n [C]1 a tool that you use for digging, with a long handle and a wide flat part at the end [→ shovel] 铲﹐铁锹2 spades [plural 复数] in card games, the cards with black shapes like pointed leaves on them 黑桃(纸牌): the queen of spades 黑桃王后see picture at见 PLAYING CARD 图