单词 | shovel |
释义 | Word Frequency shovel(ˈʃʌvəl) noun 1. an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle 2. any machine or part resembling a shovel in action 3. Also called: shovelful the amount that can be contained in a shovel 4. short for shovel hat verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled 5. to lift (earth, etc) with a shovel 6. (transitive) to clear or dig (a path) with or as if with a shovel 7. (transitive) to gather, load, or unload in a hurried or careless way he shovelled the food into his mouth and rushed away Derived forms shoveller (ˈshoveller) or US shoveler (ˈshoveler) noun Word origin Old English scofl; related to Old High German scūfla shovel, Dutch schoffel hoe; see shove |
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