shovel
noun[C]
uk/ˈʃʌv.əl/us/ˈʃʌv.əl/C2
atoolconsisting of awide,squaremetalorplasticblade, usually withslightlyraisedsides,attachedto ahandle, formovingloosematerialsuch assand,coal, orsnow
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asimilarparton alargemachine, forpickingup andholdingloosematerial
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(alsoshovelful)
theamountof something that canfiton a shovel:
一铲(的量)Should I put another shovelfulofcoalon thefire?我需要往火上再加一铲煤吗?
Tools
- -pronged
- adjustable spanner
- adze
- Allen key
- auger
- awl
- gimlet
- gouge
- grapnel
- grappling iron
- grindstone
- guillotine
- pincer
- plunger
- prong
- rasp
- razor knife
- reamer
- sander
- trowel
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Machines - parts
Measurements of volume: informal
shovel
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈʃʌv.əl/us/ˈʃʌv.əl/-ll-orUSusually-l-tomovewith a shovel:
铲起;用铲子移动(或移开)Would you give me ahandshovelling thesnowaway from thegaragedoor?你能帮我把车库门前的雪铲走吗?
Removing and extracting
- ablate
- abstract
- bowdlerization
- bowdlerized
- clear the decksidiom
- drain
- extract
- gougesomethingout
- letsomeonedown
- over-extraction
- pick
- pluck
- pump
- scoop
- scratch
- takesomethingaway
- unboxing
- undrained
- wipesomethingoffsomething
- yank
Idiom
shovelsomethingintoyourmouth