wheelbarrow
/ˈwiːlbærəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈilbˌɛro] /ˈwiːlbærəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈilbˌɛro] /ˈ(h)wēl-ˌber-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce wheelbarrow (audio) -ˌba-(ˌ)rō/ (ame, mw)
wheelbarrow — noun
- wheelbarrowsingular
- wheelbarrowsplural
1. a shallow open box mounted on a single front wheel with two long handles behind,
a shallow open box mounted on a single front wheel with two long handles behind, pushed by hand to move heavy loads like soil, bricks, or garden waste
William loaded the wheelbarrow with bags of cement and pushed it across the building site.
collocation: load a wheelbarrow with [material]
Eri filled her wheelbarrow with fallen leaves and wheeled it to the compost heap.
collocation: wheel a wheelbarrow to [place]
The wheelbarrow's rusty handle and flat tyre made it hard to steer.
Paloma borrowed a wheelbarrow from her neighbour to move the heavy flowerpots.
After the storm, Minh used a wheelbarrow to clear broken branches from the driveway.
wheelbarrow — verb
- wheelbarrowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wheelbarrows3rd person singular
- wheelbarrowing-ing form
- wheelbarrowedpast simple
1. to move something from one place to another using a wheelbarrow
to move something from one place to another using a wheelbarrow
Femi wheelbarrowed three loads of gravel from the driveway to the back garden.
pattern: wheelbarrow + [quantity] of [material] + from [place] to [place]
The workers wheelbarrowed fresh concrete across the narrow path to the foundation.
pattern: wheelbarrow + [material] + across [path] to [destination]
Talia wheelbarrowed the firewood into the shed before the heavy rain started.
Layla and her brother wheelbarrowed sacks of potatoes from the field to the waiting truck.
Astrid wheelbarrowed the broken tiles out to the skip at the end of the garden.
文法句型
wheelbarrow + object + adverb/preposition of direction