shovel 音标拼音: [ʃ'ʌvəl]
n . 铲,铁铲
vt .
vi . 铲
铲,铁铲铲
shovel n 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 [
synonym : {
shovel }, {
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 [
synonym : {
power shovel }, {
excavator },
{
digger }, {
shovel }]
v 1 :
dig with or as if with a shovel ; "
shovel sand "; "
he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long "
Shovel \
Shov "
el \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Shoveled }
or {
Shovelled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Shoveling }
or {
Shovelling }.]
1 .
To take up and throw with a shovel ;
as ,
to shovel earth into a heap ,
or into a cart ,
or out of a pit .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To gather up as with a shovel .
[
1913 Webster ]
Shovel \
Shov "
el \,
n . [
OE .
shovele ,
schovele ,
AS .
scoft ,
sceoft ;
akin to D .
schoffel ,
G .
schaufel ,
OHG .
sc ?
vala ,
Dan .
skovl ,
Sw .
skofvel ,
skyffel ,
and to E .
shove . [
root ]
160 .
See {
Shove },
v .
t .]
An implement consisting of a broad scoop ,
or more or less hollow blade ,
with a handle ,
used for lifting and throwing earth ,
coal ,
grain ,
or other loose substances .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Shovel hat },
a broad -
brimmed hat ,
turned up at the sides ,
and projecting in front like a shovel , --
worn by some clergy of the English Church . [
Colloq .]
{
Shovelspur } (
Zool .),
a flat ,
horny process on the tarsus of some toads , --
used in burrowing .
{
Steam shovel },
a machine with a scoop or scoops ,
operated by a steam engine ,
for excavating earth ,
as in making railway cuttings .
[
1913 Webster ]
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shovel ":
backhoe ,
bail ,
bar spade ,
bore ,
bucket ,
burrow ,
coal shovel ,
cup ,
decant ,
delve ,
dig ,
dig out ,
dike ,
dip ,
dish ,
dish out ,
dish up ,
dredge ,
drill ,
drive ,
excavate ,
fork ,
furrow ,
garden spade ,
gouge ,
gouge out ,
groove ,
grub ,
gumming spade ,
ladle ,
lower ,
loy ,
mine ,
peat spade ,
posthole spade ,
pour ,
power shovel ,
quarry ,
salt shovel ,
sap ,
scoop ,
scoop out ,
scoop shovel ,
scrabble ,
scrape ,
scratch ,
scuff ,
shamble ,
sink ,
spade ,
split shovel ,
spoon ,
spud ,
steam shovel ,
stump spud ,
trench ,
trenching spade ,
trough ,
tunnel
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