shovel
shovel
noun
shovelful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
语源
noun
- a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material
铁锹，铲
■a machine or part of a machine having a similar shape or function
铲状物，挖掘机
■an amount of something carried or moved with a shovel
一铁锹之量
a few shovels of earth.
几锹土。
- [with obj. and adverbial]move (coal, earth, snow, or similar) with a shovel
铲（煤、土、雪或类似之物）
she shovelled coal on the fire.
她把煤铲到火上。
■(informal)put or push (something, typically food) somewhere quickly and in large quantities
(非正式)把…胡乱和快速放入；大量投入
Dave was shovelling pasta into his mouth.
戴卫大口大口地吃通心面。
shovelful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
语源
- Old English scofl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoffel, German Schaufel, also to the verb shove
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