1
a shovel
此处 shovel 是名词，指“铲子、铁锹”，为可数名词，复数形式为 shovels。
He used a new shovel to clear the snow.
他用一把新铲子清雪。
铲；铁铲
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
铲；铁铲
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
He used a new shovel to clear the snow.
他用一把新铲子清雪。
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
用于铲取松散物料的手工具,由弯曲的容器或铲斗和手柄组成
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
一铲之量
the quantity a shovel can hold
After the heavy snow, we had to shovel the driveway to free the car.
大雪过后，我们不得不把车道上的雪铲掉，才能把车开出来。
The worker shovelled the sand into the wheelbarrow.
那个工人把沙子铲进独轮手推车。
She shovelled the snow off the roof to prevent damage.
她把屋顶上的雪铲掉，以防损坏。
此处 shovel 是名词，指“铲子、铁锹”，为可数名词，复数形式为 shovels。
He used a new shovel to clear the snow.
他用一把新铲子清雪。
此处 shovel 是动词，意为“用铲子铲”，常接宾语和表示方向/处所的状语；美式英语也拼作 shoveled/shoveling。
She shovelled the snow off the path.
她把小路上的雪铲掉。
Not this
I bought shovel yesterday.
Use this
I bought a shovel yesterday.
shovel 是可数名词，单数形式不能单独使用，前面需要冠词；这里表示“一把铲子”，用 a shovel。
Not this
He shovel the snow from the driveway last night.
Use this
He shovelled the snow from the driveway last night.
shovel 作动词是规则动词，过去式是 shovelled（美式可写作 shoveled）。句中有 last night，应用过去式 shovelled。
Not this
I used a spade to clear the snow off the path.
Use this
I used a shovel to clear the snow off the path.
spade 和 shovel 在中文里都可译作“铲”，但 spade 指挖土的铁锹，shovel 指铲雪、铲沙等弧形工具；清除积雪应用 shovel。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
雪铲；除雪铲
I bought a snow shovel before the winter storm.
我在暴风雪来临前买了一把雪铲。
铲雪
We had to shovel snow from the front path.
我们不得不铲除门前小路上的雪。
铲净车道上的雪
He shovelled the driveway after the snowfall.
雪停后，他铲净了车道上的雪。
铲土
The workers shovelled dirt into the hole.
工人们把土铲进坑里。
桶和铲子
The kids took a bucket and shovel to the beach.
孩子们带着桶和铲子去了海滩。
（工程等）可立即动工的，准备就绪的
The company has several shovel-ready construction projects waiting for funding.
该公司有几个准备就绪的建设项目等待资金。
狼吞虎咽地吃
He shovelled down his lunch in five minutes.
他五分钟内就狼吞虎咽地吃完了午饭。
Use shovel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：shovel听起来像shove（推）+l，铁铲一推，土和雪就被铲开。
语域：neutral 常见场景：园艺、建筑施工、铲雪 shovel 作名词指铲子、铁锹，作动词指用铲子铲起或移动东西；通常用于园艺、建筑、铲雪等日常具体场景，在正式和非正式语境中都比较自然，属于中性用词。
仅 'hovel'（美音 /ˈhʌvəl/）与 'shovel' 押韵，其他词拼写相似但元音不同：'level' /ˈlɛvəl/，'novel' /ˈnɒvəl/（美音 /ˈnɑːvəl/），'travel' /ˈtrævəl/，'snivel' /ˈsnɪvəl/，'grovel' /ˈɡrɒvəl/（美音 /ˈɡrɑːvəl/）。注意 'hovel' 在英式英语中读 /ˈhɒvəl/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.