Word · Frequency #11858
shovel
铲；铁铲
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- 1.
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.
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
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
- 3.
A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
- 4.
the quantity a shovel can hold
一铲之量
- 5.
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
一种火炉用具,是小铲子,用于从壁炉中铲煤或灰烬
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；一铲之量；一种火炉用具,是小铲子,用于从壁炉中铲煤或灰烬；铲；铁铲
In use
After the heavy snow, we had to shovel the driveway to free the car.
The worker shovelled the sand into the wheelbarrow.
She shovelled the snow off the roof to prevent damage.
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。
shovel sth + adv./prep.
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。
Common mistakes
I bought shovel yesterday.I bought a shovel yesterday.
Connections
Collocations
- snow shovel
- 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。
- shovel snow
- 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。
- shovel the driveway
- 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。
- shovel dirt
- 铲土
- The workers shovelled dirt into the hole.工人们把土铲进坑里。
- bucket and shovel
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：shovel听起来像shove（推）+l，铁铲一推，土和雪就被铲开。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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