lance
noun [ C ] uk/lɑːns/ us/læns/
长矛
a long, thin pole with a sharp point that soldiers used in the past as a weapon when riding horses
lance
verb [ T ] uk/lɑːns/ us/læns/
切开，划开（感染处放脓）
to cut the skin with a sharp tool in order to release infected matter that has collected under it
She had a boil lanced at the doctor's this morning. 今天早晨她去诊所切开了一个疖子放脓。