shovel

noun
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  1. a tool like a spade with a long handle and a broad metal part with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc.铲;铁铲
    • workmen with picks and shovels手拿镐铲的工人
    • (North American English) The children took their pails and shovels to the beach.孩子们带着桶和铲子到海滩上去了。🔊🔊
    compare spadeTopics Gardensc1
  2. the part of a large machine or vehicle that digs or moves earth(推土机、挖土机等的)铲,铲形部分
  3. Word OriginOld English scofl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoffel, German Schaufel, also to the verb shove.

shovel

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shovel
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he / she / it shovels
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past simple shovelled
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past participle shovelled
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(US English) past simple shoveled
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(US English) past participle shoveled
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-ing form shovelling
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(US English) -ing form shoveling
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  1. shovel something (+ adv./prep.) to lift and move earth, stones, coal, etc. with a shovel铲;铲起
    • A gang of workmen were shovelling rubble onto a truck.一帮工人正用铁锹往卡车上装碎石。🔊🔊
    • They went out in freezing conditions to shovel snow.他们冒着严寒出去铲雪。🔊🔊
    • (North American English) to shovel the sidewalk/driveway (= to remove snow)铲除人行道/车行道上的积雪
    • (figurative) He sat at the table, shovelling food into his mouth.他坐在桌前,一个劲地往嘴里塞吃的。🔊🔊
    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.