lance
/lɑ:ns; ?@ læns; læns/ n
1 weapon used for catching fish, etc with a long wooden shaft and a pointed steel head 鱼叉.
2 (formerly) similar weapon used by mounted knights, cavalry, etc （旧时）骑士、 骑兵等的长矛.
lance / lɑ:ns; ?@ læns; læns/ v [Tn]
prick or cut open (sth) with a lancet （用外科手术刀）刺或切开（某物）
lance an abscess, a boil, a swelling, etc 切开脓肿、 疖子、 肿胀处等.