Word · Frequency #11858
shovel
铲子；铁铲
核心释义
严格来说与 spade（锹）不同：shovel 的铲面通常更宽，多用于铲取物料
a tool with a broad blade and a long handle, used for moving loose material such as earth, snow, or grain, and sometimes for digging
- 1.
一种带手柄的手动工具,用于移动泥土、雪、谷物等物料,有些也用于挖掘；严格来说区别于仅用于小规模挖掘及附带砍切小根的锹。
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.
- 2.
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
- 3.
挖掘机中具有类似功能的机械部件。
A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
- 4.
一铲之量
the quantity a shovel can hold
- 5.
一种火炉用具,是小铲子,用于从壁炉中铲煤或灰烬
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
一铲之量；火铲；壁炉铲；挖掘机铲斗；一种带手柄的手动工具,用于移动泥土、雪、谷物等物料,有些也用于挖掘；严格来说区别于仅用于小规模挖掘及附带砍切小根的锹。；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
用法In use
He picked up a shovel and moved the soil into the wheelbarrow.
用法提示：shovel 作名词，指用来搬运泥土的手工具，在句中作宾语。
After the heavy snow, we grabbed our shovels and cleared the driveway.
用法提示：shovels 是 shovel 的复数形式，作名词，指用来清雪的工具。
There is a small shovel beside the fireplace for scooping out the ashes.
用法提示：shovel 作名词，这里指壁炉边用来铲灰的小铲子。
a shovel of sth
表示“一铲之量”，后接不可数名词或物质名词；更正式的说法是 a shovelful of sth。
He tossed a shovel of coal onto the fire.
他往火里扔了一铲煤。
use a shovel to do sth
说明把铲子当作工具来达到某个目的，to 后接动词原形。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- snow shovel
- 雪铲
- He kept a snow shovel by the front door all winter.整个冬天他都在前门旁放着一把雪铲。
- coal shovel
- 煤铲
- She used a coal shovel to add fuel to the stove.她用煤铲往炉子里添燃料。
- shovel handle
- 铲柄
- The shovel handle was worn smooth from years of use.铲柄因长年使用而磨得光滑。
- a shovel of
- 一铲（的量）
- He tossed a shovel of sand into the mixer.他往搅拌机里倒了一铲沙子。
- dig with a shovel
- 用铲子挖
学习提示Learner notes
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