trowel

[US]/'traʊəl/
[UK]/'traʊəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (砌砖用的)泥刀;(抹灰用的)抹子;(园艺用的)泥铲
vt. 用抹子涂抹;用小泥铲挖
Word Forms
现在分词trowelling
第三人称单数trowels
复数trowels
过去式trowelled
过去分词trowelled

Example Sentences

I handed the trowel back to him.

我将泥刀交还给他。

The gardener used a trowel to plant the flowers.

园丁用小铲子种花。

She carefully scooped the soil with the trowel.

她小心翼翼地用小铲子舀土。

He dug a small hole with the trowel to bury the seeds.

他用小铲子挖了一个小洞埋种子。

The trowel is an essential tool for gardening.

小铲子是园艺的必备工具。

I need to buy a new trowel for my gardening projects.

我需要为我的园艺项目买一个新的小铲子。

The trowel has a comfortable grip for easy handling.

这个小铲子握感舒适,方便使用。

She found a rusty trowel in the shed.

她在小屋里找到了一个生锈的小铲子。

The archaeologist used a trowel to carefully uncover the ancient artifacts.

考古学家用小铲子小心翼翼地揭开古代文物。

He cleaned the trowel after each use to prevent rust.

他每次使用后都清洁小铲子以防止生锈。

The trowel is a versatile tool that can be used for various tasks.

小铲子是一种多功能工具,可以用于各种任务。

Real-world Examples

Will you get me the yellow trowel?

你能帮我拿个黄色的铲子吗?

Source: Blue little koala

Well, Penelope, which one is the yellow trowel.

佩内洛普,哪一个是黄色的泥铲。

Source: Blue little koala

This is a trowel, but it's blue.

这是一把铲子,但它是蓝色的。

Source: Blue little koala

So I take the trowel, put it down, bust out the brush.

于是我拿起铲子,把它放下,把刷子拔了出来。

Source: Connection Magazine

This is… ah, a yellow trowel. This is the one.

这是… 啊,一个黄色的铲子。是这个。

Source: Blue little koala

The trowel is the tool of the archeologist.

铲子是考古学家的工具。

Source: Connection Magazine

This small one, we might call a spade or a trowel.

这个小的,我们可以叫它铁锹或泥铲。

Source: Learn phrases and vocabulary with Vanessa.

Loads of colour trowelled on, as if it was a stage set with full theatrical lighting.

墙壁着色浓密,好像是一个打满剧场灯光的舞台布景。

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Real archaeologists need tools and time to do their painstaking work: paint brushes, trowels, sieves and picks.

真正的考古学家要想完成艰苦工作,是需要时间和工具的,比如画笔、铲子、筛子和镐。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She frowned a little and gave her trowel a rather spiteful dig into the earth.

她皱起眉头,用她的抹子恶狠狠地挖了一下土。

Source: The Secret Garden (Original Version)

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