a spud for [purpose]
spud 是可数名词,for 后接用途。
He bought a spud for digging out weeds.
他买了一把用来挖除杂草的铲子。
双头螺柱
spuds — plural of spud
三齿挖掘叉;除草铲;剥树皮铲;驳船定位桩;灯具中心短杆
A short fastener threaded on both ends.
一种两端都有螺纹的短螺母(紧固件)。
A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
一种有三个宽齿的挖掘叉。
A digging fork with three broad prongs.
一种类似铲子的工具,用于挖除杂草等。
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
剥皮铲;一种长柄工具,用于从原木上剥去树皮。
A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
一种可移动的桩柱,穿过工作驳船船体上的套筒,将其锚定在水体底部。
A movable post through a sleeve in the hull of a work barge to anchor it to the bottom of a body of water.
灯具中的短中心杆,用于连接到灯上。
A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
I grabbed a spud from the shed to dig out the weeds along the fence.
我从棚屋里拿了一把除草铲,去挖掉篱笆边的杂草。
用法提示:此处 spud 为名词,指用来挖杂草的小铲子,在句中作 grabbed 的宾语。
He rested the handle of his spud against the greenhouse door.
他把除草铲的手柄靠在温室门上。
用法提示:此处 spud 为名词,在 of 结构中表示工具本身。
A spud works well for loosening soil around young plants.
一把除草铲在幼株周围松土效果很好。
用法提示:此处 spud 为名词,作句子主语,指代除草工具。
spud 是可数名词,for 后接用途。
He bought a spud for digging out weeds.
他买了一把用来挖除杂草的铲子。
use a spud to do sth 强调用工具完成某个动作。
Use a spud to dig out weeds.
用一把除草铲把杂草挖出来。
with 短语说明 spud 的形状或部件特征。
A spud with three broad prongs is good for digging.
一把有三个宽齿的挖掘叉很适合挖土。
与 spud 最为接近,但铲头略宽、柄稍长;除除草外也常用于移栽,使用范围更广。
只强调除草功能,较少用于挖土或移栽;形状差异较大,替换时须注意实际工具形态。
grammar · medium
易错句子The worker used spud to remove the bark.
正确表达The worker used a spud to remove the bark.
spud 是可数名词单数,首次提到时需要加不定冠词 a;汉语没有冠词,所以学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gardener dug up the weeds with two spud.
正确表达The gardener dug up the weeds with two spuds.
spud 是可数名词,复数形式要在词尾加 -s;汉语名词没有复数变化,因此容易漏加。
grammar · medium
易错句子He used a spud to dig a large hole in the garden.
正确表达He used a spade to dig a large hole in the garden.
spud 专指除草、剥皮等特定用途的铲/叉,不是通用的挖土铲;表示挖坑应用 spade。
spud(除草用小铲或三齿叉)与spade(铁锹)都是挖掘工具,但spud刃面窄而多齿,用于除根/除草,spade是宽平铁锹,用于翻土挖坑;不要因同类工具而混用。
在“挖掘工具”这一义项下,spud与stud只是拼写相近(spud/spʌd,stud/stʌd),词义完全不同;stud是机械紧固件,不是除草工具。
除草铲
He uses a weeding spud to lever dandelions out of the lawn.
他用除草铲把草坪里的蒲公英撬出来。
剥皮铲
A barking spud works well for stripping bark from fallen pine trees.
剥皮铲很适合剥落倒伏松树的树皮。
定位桩驳船
The spud barge lowered its legs to hold steady while crews drove piles.
定位桩驳船放下支腿,在工人们打桩时保持稳定。
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