shovel
名詞
定義 shovel 名詞
- C2Countable
A tool with a broad, flat blade, typically made of metal or plastic, attached to a handle, used for lifting and moving loose materials such as sand, coal, or snow.
The gardener used a shovel to move the soil in the garden.
During the cold winter days, we need a shovel to clear the snow from the sidewalk.
This shovel is used for moving coal.
- Countable
A similar component on a large machine used for picking up and holding loose materials.
The excavator's shovel was filled with gravel.
The machine is equipped with a large shovel for quickly loading material.
The loader's shovel is ideal for transporting large quantities of sand.
- Countable
The amount of material that a shovel can hold.
I need two shovels of gravel to fill this hole.
The farmer used several shovels of manure to fertilize the soil.
Please add one shovelful of soil to the flowerpot.
動詞
定義 shovel 動詞
- TransitiveIntransitive
To move something with a shovel.
They were busy shoveling snow to clear the driveway.
The workers shoveled the cement into the mixer.
I shoveled the old soil out of the garden.
成語
- shovel something into your mouth
To quickly and hastily put large amounts of food into one's mouth.
• He was starving and started shoveling the sandwiches into his mouth.