English Dictionary

shovel

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʃʌvl̩/

名詞

アメリカ英語 略語 別表記

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

日本語の意味

柄があり、土、雪、穀物などの素材をある場所から別の場所へ移動させるための手工具。場合によっては、穴を掘る作業にも用いられる工具。

She used a rusty shovel to clear the heavy snow from the driveway before dawn.

彼女は古びたシャベルを使って夜明け前に車道の大量の雪を片付けた。

意味（1）

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

It was said that such train crews kept a spare shovel on board because, on numerous occasions, the beginner had not only zealously thrown coal into the firebox but had let the shovel go as well.

意味（2）

A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.

意味（3）

(US) A spade.

意味（4）

Short for shovel hat.

shovels （ plural ）