shovel的意思

shovel

英式音标['ʃʌvl]
美式英标['ʃʌv(ə)l]

基本解释

n. 铁铲；一铲的量；铲车

vt. 铲除；用铲挖；把…胡乱塞入

vi. 铲

shovel 铲子，锹

shove,推，挤，-el,工具格后缀。引申词义铲子，锹。

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.

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。