shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/ CET6+ TEM8 ( shoveling, shoveled, shovels )

• 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：

  ...a coal shovel.

  …一把煤铲。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  He has to get out and shovel snow.

  他不得不出去铲雪。

• 3. 

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

  例：

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

  到处一片寂静，除了正在忘乎所以地把食物大口大口地塞进嘴里的兰德尔。