backhoe

IPA/ˈbækhəʊ/
KK[bˈækhˌo]IPA/ˈbækhəʊ/

backhoe — 名詞

  • backhoesingular
  • backhoesplural

1. A heavy construction vehicle with a long rear arm and bucket, used to dig holes,

1.名詞B2
釋義

反鏟挖土機

後方帶挖斗的工程車

A heavy construction vehicle with a long rear arm and bucket, used to dig holes, trenches, and narrow sections of ground.

例句

Imran watched the backhoe dig a trench beside the new school.

Imran 看著反鏟挖土機在新學校旁邊挖出一條溝。

dig a trench with a backhoe

The backhoe lifted wet soil into the truck after the pipe burst.

水管爆裂後，反鏟挖土機把濕土鏟進卡車裡。

lift soil into a truck

常見搭配
  • dig a trench
  • dig a hole
  • swing the bucket
  • park the backhoe
  • operate a backhoe
同義詞
  • excavator

    a broader term for a digging machine, often larger and able to turn fully on its base

  • digger

    an informal everyday term, especially common on building sites

用法筆記

Usually used for digging jobs on roadworks and building sites, especially for trenches and foundation holes. In everyday speech, people sometimes use it loosely for similar excavators, but a backhoe typically suggests a smaller vehicle with the bucket working from the rear.

常見錯誤

They used a backhoe to push the hill flat.
They used a bulldozer to push the hill flat.
A backhoe is mainly for digging with its bucket, not for pushing large amounts of earth forward.
The warehouse crew moved the boxes with a backhoe.
The warehouse crew moved the boxes with a forklift.
A backhoe is an outdoor digging machine, not a vehicle for lifting goods inside a warehouse.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • backhoe bucket
  • backhoe arm
  • backhoe operator
  • backhoe loader

常用片語

  • drive a backhoe
  • rent a backhoe
  • operate a backhoe

介系詞搭配

  • with a backhoe
  • in a backhoe