铲
chǎn
Meaning
- (bound form) spade; shovel
- to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel
Definition
一种用于挖掘或移动松散物料的工具，通常有一个宽平的金属片和一个长柄。
A tool used for digging or moving loose material, typically consisting of a broad flat metal blade attached to a long handle.
Usage
作为名词时，指工具本身；作为动词时，指用铲子进行挖掘或清除的动作。
As a noun, it refers to the tool itself; as a verb, it means to dig or clear with a shovel.
Examples
- 1 他用铲子铲土，很快就挖了一个坑。(He used a shovel to move soil and quickly dug a hole.)
- 2 厨房里有一把新的锅铲。(There is a new spatula in the kitchen.)
- 3 雪停后，大家拿着铲子出门铲雪。(After the snow stopped, everyone went out with shovels to shovel snow.)
- 4 铲车在工地上来回穿梭，搬运货物。(Forklifts shuttle back and forth on the construction site, moving goods.)
- 5 他用力一铲，把石头铲了起来。(With a hard shovel, he lifted the stone.)
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