| [/ˈʃʌvl; ˋʃʌvl/] n 用法:
1 tool like a spade with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc 铲; 铁 . =>illus at spade 见 spade 插图. 用法:
2 part of a large earth-moving machine that scoops up earth, etc like a shovel 挖土机或推土机前的铲形部分. shovel 2
v (-ll-; US -l-) 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] lift or move (sth) with a shovel （用铲子或铁 ）铲（某物）:
spend hours shovelling snow 用几个小时铲雪 *
shovel sand into the hole 把沙子铲进洞里 *
shovel up coal into the container 把煤铲起来放进箱子里 *
(fig derog 比喻, 贬) shovelling food into their mouths （他们）把食物大块大块地塞进嘴里. 用法:
2 [Tn, Cn.a] make or clear (sth) by shovelling 铲成, 铲净（某物）:
shovel a path through the snow 在雪中铲出一条路 *
shovel the pavement clear of snow 把人行道上的雪铲乾净. |