shovel
英 ['ʃʌv(ə)l]
美 ['ʃʌvl]
- n. 鐵鏟；一鏟的量；鏟車
- vt. 鏟除；用鏟挖；把…胡亂塞入
- vi. 鏟
助記提示
1. shove => shovel (因為鏟子、鐵鏟、鏟車就是拿來“推(shove)土”用的。).
2. etymologically an 'implement for shoving'.
中文詞源
shovel 鏟子，鍬shove,推，擠，-el,工具格後綴。引申詞義鏟子，鍬。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions.
- 他拿起一把鐵鍁，挖了個坑，將自己曾經珍愛的物品埋了起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
- 她用鎬和平鍬挖地基。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.
- 用茶匙鏟煤是荒謬的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. He was working with a pick and shovel.
- 他在用鎬和鏟幹活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He seized a shovel and set to.
- 他拿起一把鏟就幹上了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》