| 单词 | shovel |
| 释义 | shovel n. & v. --n 1. a a spadelike tool for shifting quantities of coal, earth, etc., esp. having the sides curved upwards. b the amount contained in a shovel; a shovelful. 2. a machine or part of a machine having a similar form or function. --vtr. (shovelled, shovelling; US shoveled, shoveling) 1. shift or clear (coal etc.) with or as if with a shovel. 2. colloq. move (esp. food) in large quantities or roughly (shovelled peas into his mouth). Phrases and idioms shovel hat a broad-brimmed hat esp. worn by some clergymen. Derivatives shovelful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: OE scofl f. Gmc (see SHOVE) |
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