shovel

英 ['ʃʌvl] 美 ['ʃʌvl]

• n. 铲；挖斗机；一铲的量
• vt. 铲；铲成；舀
• vi. 用铲子

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 铲子；锹

   a spade-like tool

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 铲；铲起

   take or move with a shovel

英英释义

Noun:

1. a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

2. the quantity a shovel can hold

3. a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

4. a machine for excavating

Verb:

1. dig with or as if with a shovel;

   "shovel sand"
   "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A shovel was leaning against the wall.
   一把铁铲靠墙放着。
2. He seized a shovel and went into the garden.
   他抓起一把铁铲走进花园这。
3. The giant shovel is biting off big chunks from the hill.
   巨型铲土机正在把小山头一大口一大口地啃掉。
4. He put a shovel of coal on to the fire.
   他往火炉里加了一铲煤。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Shovel the snow away from the garden path.
   把花园小径上的积雪铲掉。
2. They are trying to shovel a path.
   他们在试图铲出一条小路来。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. I believe you have forgotten how to shovel right.
   我想你忘记了怎样正确地用铲子了。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was working with a pick and shovel.
   他在用镐和铲干活。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He stopped shovelling for a few minutes to get his breath back.
   他停止铲掘，歇一会儿喘口气。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. They shovelled a path through the snow.
   他们用铲子在积雪中铲出一条路。

经典引文

• Sergei..snatched up a shovel..and scooped out a heap of red-hot charcoal.

  出自： P. Fitzgerald

词汇搭配

• steam shovel <美>蒸汽铲
• electric shovel 电铲
• scoop shovel 单斗电铲
• shovel bucket 挖土机铲斗,电铲勺斗...
• pull shovel 拉铲
• shovel loader 装载机
• shovel access 挖土机工作半径...
• mechanical shovel 机铲
• tractor shovel 推土拖拉机
• face shovel 正铲
• shovel hat 宽边铲形帽
• dipper shovel 杓斗铲,挖土机铲斗...
• break shovel 松土铲
• shovel reach 挖土机工作半径...
• loading shovel 装载铲斗,铲装车,装...
• shovel excavator 铲斗式推土机,铲式挖...
• diesel shovel 柴油铲土机
• coal shovel 铲煤机,煤铲...
• power shovel 动力铲
• convertible shovel 两用铲,正反铲挖土机...

词义辨析

spade，shovel

• 这两个名词均可表示“铲，铁，锹”之意。
• spade指用于挖土刨地的铲子或铁锹。
• shovel指用铲煤块、煤渣、沙雪或糖等铲子，有大有小。

近反义词

【近义词】

• spade 铲子
• scoop 铲子
• trowel 泥刀
• dig 挖
• move 移动
• spoon 匙
• heap 堆
• ladle 杓子
• tool 工具
• spud 马铃薯
• digger 挖掘者
• dredge 用挖泥机疏浚...
• implement 工具
• bulldozer 推土机
• cat 猫
• dozer 推土机
• plow 犁
• snowplow 雪犁
• furrow 犁沟
• groove 槽
• trench 沟
• gouge 用圆凿子挖
• excavate 挖掘
• posthole digger 大型螺旋挖坑机,柱穴挖掘...
• steam shovel <美>蒸汽铲
• posthole 地上所掘的插旗秆或电线用...
• shovel 铲
• steam 蒸汽
• spadeful 满满一铲子
• shovelful 满铲
• power shovel 动力铲
• excavator 打洞机