shovel
US: /ˈʃəvəɫ/
UK: /ʃˈʌvəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
shovel /'ʃʌvl/- danh từ
- cái xẻng
- cái xẻng
- ngoại động từ
- xúc bằng xẻng
- to shovel food into one's mouth
- ngốn, ăn ngấu nghiến
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 a tool with a long handle and a broad blade with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc: workmen with picks and shovels
Compare: SPADE
2 the part of a large machine or vehicle that digs or moves earth
+ verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) [VN] 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. + (AmE) to shovel the sidewalk / driveway (= to remove snow) + (figurative) He sat at the table, shovelling food into his mouth.
Concise dictionary
shovelled|shovelling|shovels|shoveled|shoveling'ʃʌvlnoun
+a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
+the quantity a shovel can hold
+a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
+a machine for excavating
verb
+dig with or as if with a shovel
