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单词 shovel
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shovel

noun
/ˈʃʌvl/
/ˈʃʌvl/
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    a tool like a spade with a long handle and a broad metal part with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc.
    • workmen with picks and shovels
    • (North American English) The children took their pails and shovels to the beach.
    compare spadeTopics Gardensc1
  2. the part of a large machine or vehicle that digs or moves earth
    3. Word OriginOld English scofl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoffel, German Schaufel, also to the verb shove.

shovel

verb
/ˈʃʌvl/
/ˈʃʌvl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shovel
/ˈʃʌvl/
/ˈʃʌvl/
he / she / it shovels
/ˈʃʌvlz/
/ˈʃʌvlz/
past simple shovelled
/ˈʃʌvld/
/ˈʃʌvld/
past participle shovelled
/ˈʃʌvld/
/ˈʃʌvld/
(US English) past simple shoveled
/ˈʃʌvld/
/ˈʃʌvld/
(US English) past participle shoveled
/ˈʃʌvld/
/ˈʃʌvld/
-ing form shovelling
/ˈʃʌvlɪŋ/
/ˈʃʌvlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form shoveling
/ˈʃʌvlɪŋ/
/ˈʃʌvlɪŋ/
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  1. shovel something (+ adv./prep.) to lift and move earth, stones, coal, etc. with a shovel
    • A gang of workmen were shovelling rubble onto a truck.
    • They went out in freezing conditions to shovel snow.
    • (North American English) to shovel the sidewalk/driveway (= to remove snow)
    • (figurative) He sat at the table, shovelling food into his mouth.
    Topics Gardensc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShovel is used with these nouns as the object:
    • coal
    • dirt
    • driveway
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English scofl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoffel, German Schaufel, also to the verb shove.
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