单词详解 | shovel

shovel
音标
英音/ ˈʃʌv(ə)l / 美音/ ˈʃʌv(ə)l /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
“I grabbed a shovel and I started digging. I felt relieved. I knew it was there. I had to prove it to myself and everyone,” Mr. Gould told the Los Angeles Times.
“我抓起一把铲子开始挖掘。我松了一口气。我知道它就在那里。我必须向自己和所有人证明这一点,”古尔德先生告诉《洛杉矶时报》。
Washington Times

For $1,200, the buyer, John J. Meisinger, bought a carload of unclaimed wooden snow shovels — 3,000 of them — to sell at the store, the story goes.
据说,买家约翰·J·梅辛格 (John J. Meisinger) 以 1,200 美元的价格购买了一车无人认领的木制雪铲(共 3,000 个),准备在商店出售。
New York Times

You would need a shovel – and a lot more – to try to hack the system.
你需要一把铲子——还有更多东西——来尝试破解系统。
Washington Times

基本释意
noun
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
铲子,铁锹;(推土机、挖土机等的)铲,铲形部分;一铲(的量)

同义词
digger,excavator,power shovel,shovelful,spadeful

短释义
A shovel has a long handle and a wide, curved blade at the end. By pushing the end of the shovel into the ground and scooping, you can shovel out enough soil to make room for the treasure chest you want to bury. Shovels are useful for clearing snow from sidewalks and driveways too, and you can describe the amount of dirt carried in a shovel as a shovel (or shovelful) of dirt.
如果你想在地上挖洞,铲子是你需要的工具。如果您要带您的表兄弟姐妹去海滩,请务必带上大量的桶和铲子,以便他们可以建造沙堡。

长释义
A shovel has a long handle and a wide, curved blade at the end. By pushing the end of the shovel into the ground and scooping, you can shovel out enough soil to make room for the treasure chest you want to bury. Shovels are useful for clearing snow from sidewalks and driveways too, and you can describe the amount of dirt carried in a shovel as a shovel (or shovelful) of dirt.
铲子有一个长手柄,末端有一个宽而弯曲的刀片。通过将铲子的末端推入地面并铲起,您可以铲出足够的土壤,为您想要埋藏的宝箱腾出空间。铲子对于清除人行道和车道上的积雪也很有用,您可以将铲子中携带的污垢量描述为一铲(或一铲)污垢。

文学例句
The sound of the shovel stops, and Max comes through from the bedroom.
铲子的声音停止了,麦克斯从卧室里传来。
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron

I filled in potholes and shoveled up trash from vacant lots.
我填补了坑洼,并从空地上铲起了垃圾。
Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

Abel made himself snowshoes and went to his book with a homemade shovel in one arm, his spear in the other.
亚伯给自己穿上了雪鞋,一手拿着一把自制的铲子,另一只手拿着长矛,去读书。
Abel’s Island by William Steig

词源
shovel (n.)”instrument consisting of a broad scoop or curved blade with a handle,” Middle English shovel, from Old English scofl, sceofol “shovel,” from Proto-Germanic *skublo (source also of Old Saxon skufla, Swedish skovel, Middle Low German schufle, Middle Dutch shuffel, Dutch schoffel, Old High German scuvala, German Schaufel). The Old English noun is related to scufan “push away, thrust, push with violence” (see shove (v.)). Shovel-ready, with reference to construction projects, is attested by 2006.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
铲子 (n.)“由宽勺或带有手柄的弯曲刀片组成的乐器”,中古英语铲子,源自古英语 scofl,sceofol “铲子”,源自原始日耳曼语 *skublo(也源自古撒克逊语 skufla、瑞典语 skovel) 、中古低地德语 schufle、中古荷兰语 shuffel、荷兰语 schoffel、古高地德语 scuvala、德语 Schaufel)。古英语名词与 scufan 相关,“推开,推力,用暴力推”(参见推(v.))。铲就绪,参考建筑项目,已于 2006 年得到证实。相关条目及更多


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