shovel

spade, shovel

名词 shovel:

1. a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
2. the quantity a shovel can hold
   同义词：shovelful, spadeful
3. a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
4. a machine for excavating
   同义词：power shovel, excavator, digger

动词 shovel:

1. dig with or as if with a shovel

1. The giant shovel is biting off big chunks from the hill.
   巨型铲土机正在把小山头一大口一大口地啃掉。
2. They shoveled a path through the snow.
   他们在雪地上铲出了一条路。
3. They were shoveling food into their mouths.
   他们正大口大口地往嘴里塞食物。
4. He put a shovel of coal on to the fire.
   他往火炉里加了一铲煤。