shovel
英['ʃʌv(ə)l]
美['ʃʌvl]
- n. 铁铲；一铲的量；铲车
- vt. 铲除；用铲挖；把…胡乱塞入
- vi. 铲
词态变化
复数: shovels;第三人称单数: shovels;过去式: shovelled;过去分词: shovelled;现在分词: shovelling;
助记提示
1. shove => shovel (因为铲子、铁铲、铲车就是拿来“推(shove)土”用的。).
2. etymologically an 'implement for shoving'.
中文词源
shovel 铲子，锹
shove,推，挤，-el,工具格后缀。引申词义铲子，锹。
英文词源
- shovel (n.)
- Old English scofl, sceofol "shovel," related to scufan (see shove (v.)), from Proto-Germanic *skublo (cognates: Old Saxon skufla, Swedish skovel, Middle Low German schufle, Middle Dutch shuffel, Dutch schoffel, Old High German scuvala, German Schaufel). Shovel-ready, with reference to construction projects, is attested by 2006.
- shovel (v.)
- mid-15c., from shovel (n.). Related: Shoveled; shoveling. Compare German schaufeln, verb from noun.
双语例句
- 1. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions.
- 他拿起一把铁锨，挖了个坑，将自己曾经珍爱的物品埋了起来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
- 她用镐和平锹挖地基。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.
- 用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. He was working with a pick and shovel.
- 他在用镐和铲干活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He seized a shovel and set to.
- 他拿起一把铲就干上了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》