英語動起來二 (spade, shovel 的區別)

spade, shovel (Noun, Verb)

中文有謂圓頭鍬shovel、方頭鏟spade。下面引自https://gardeningproductsreview.com/shovel-vs-spade-whats-difference/ 的對照表和柯林斯詞典的英解有出入。

spade sth. (into/out of) a place.

shovel sth. (into/out of) a place (大量地送入)

近似拼寫或近義詞

spatula  ['spætjʊlə]n. （调和、涂抹用）抹刀，小铲；[医] 压舌板 (Noun)

hoe 鋤頭 (Noun, Verb)

rake 耙；用耙子耙 (Noun, Verb)

Shovel Spade Blade Shape Bowl-shaped (concave) with a rounded or pointed tip(也有一些是flat edge、匕首型、帶鋸齒的) Flat (or nearly flat) with a straight edge Handle/Shaft Long, straight shaft Shorter shaft, may have a “T” or “D” handle (註：從網上圖片可見shovel都有T或D把手，還有O型的。) Blade Size Larger Smaller Best Uses Digging, breaking up, and turning soil(相對spade，因bowl-shaped head較深，搬運物更多) Slicing through soil and roots, moving soil and loose material (因是flat blade，橫切斷的功能更強）

Spade, hoe, shovel and rake are different garden tools. You can use a spade to dig a hole, a hoe to make the soil loose, and a shovel to shovel mud out, while you use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in.

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柯林斯英汉双解大词典

spade

1.      N-COUNT A spade is a tool used for digging, with a flat metal blade and a long handle. 锹

例：…一把花园里使用的锹。...a garden spade.

2.  N-UNCOUNT-COLL Spades is one of the four suits in a deck of playing cards. Each card in the suit is marked with one or more black symbols: ♠. (扑克牌中的) 黑桃

例：…黑桃A。...the ace of spades.

3. N-COUNT A spade is a playing card of this suit. 黑桃牌

例：他要是现在出一张黑桃牌就更好了。He would have done better to play a spade now.

牛津 (informal) 現在他報了仇,毫不留情地。He’d got his revenge now, and in spades.

朗文 直言不諱 call a spade a spade.

柯林斯英汉双解大词典

shovel

1.  N-COUNT A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and moving earth, coal, or snow. 铲

例：…一把煤铲。...a coal shovel (是平頭的)

2. V-T If you shovel earth, coal, or snow, you lift and move it with a shovel. 用铲挖; 铲起

例：他不得不出去铲雪。He has to get out and shovel snow.

3.  V-T If you shovel something somewhere, you push a lot of it quickly into that place. 把…大量送入

例：到处一片寂静，除了兰德尔正，他在忘乎所以地把食物大口大口地塞进嘴里的。

There was silence, except for Randall, who was obliviously shovelling food into his mouth.

牛津

spatula

1.      N-COUNT A spatula is an object with a handle and a wide, flat blade. Spatulas are used in cooking. 抹刀

例：用勺子把面糊放进准备好的平底锅，用抹刀把顶层涂平。Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing over the top with a spatula.

2.      tongue depressor. A thin flat instrument that doctors use for pressing the tongue down when they are examining sb’s throat.

柯林斯英汉双解大词典

hoe /həʊ/  CET6+ TEM4 ( hoeing, hoed, hoes )

1.  N-COUNT A hoe is a gardening tool with a long handle and a small square blade, which you use to remove small weeds and break up the surface of the soil. 锄头

2. V-T If you hoe a field or crop, you use a hoe on the weeds or soil there. 锄 (以除杂草或松土)

例：我必须喂鸡，还得给土豆除草松土。I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes.

rake /reɪk/  CET6+ TEM8 ( raking, raked, rakes )

1.  N-COUNT A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together. (长柄) 耙子

2. V-T If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level. 耙平

例：耙平土，把种子按进土里，然后再把它轻轻地盖上。

Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly.

3. V-T If you rake leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a rake or a similar tool. 耙

例：我看见男人们把树叶耙成堆。I watched the men rake leaves into heaps.