shoveling
shoveling — 名詞
- shovelingsingular
- shovelingsplural
1. the physical work of using a shovel to lift and move snow, soil, coal, or other
鏟土；鏟雪
用鏟子移動雪、土等的工作
the physical work of using a shovel to lift and move snow, soil, coal, or other loose material from one place to another
After the storm, Quan spent the whole morning shoveling the snow off his driveway.
暴風雪過後，Quan 花了一整個早上把車道上的雪鏟開。
shoveling + off + surface for clearing away
Shoveling gravel into a wheelbarrow all day left Felipe's arms aching.
一整天把碎石鏟進手推車，讓 Felipe 雙臂痠痛。
gerund subject + into [container]
Yuki's grandfather does the shoveling after every heavy snowfall.
每次大雪過後，Yuki 的祖父都要負責鏟雪。
Tito does the shoveling every Saturday so his elderly neighbor can walk safely.
Tito 每週六都負責鏟雪，好讓年長鄰居能安全行走。
用法筆記
Unlike the countable noun 'shovel' (the tool), 'shoveling' as a noun refers to the activity itself and is uncountable.
shoveling — 動詞
- shovelingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shovelings3rd person singular
- shovelinging-ing form
- shovelingedpast simple
1. to lift and move loose material such as snow, soil, coal, or rubble with a shove
用鏟子鏟
用鏟子舉起並移動鬆散物質
to lift and move loose material such as snow, soil, coal, or rubble with a shovel, often in order to clear a path or fill a container
The children helped their father shovel the wet snow from the front steps.
孩子們幫父親把前門台階上的濕雪鏟走。
transitive: shovel + object + from [place]
Lakshmi was shoveling coal into the furnace before the morning light appeared.
天還沒亮，Lakshmi 就在往爐子裡鏟煤了。
shovel + object + into [container]
The farmer shoveled the loose hay out of the barn and onto the waiting truck.
農夫把穀倉裡鬆散的乾草鏟出來，裝上等候的卡車。
Shirin shoveled for two hours after the blizzard to clear her front path.
暴雪過後，Shirin 鏟了兩個小時，才把她家前門的小路清出來。
Aaron had been shoveling sandbags into the truck bed all morning without a break.
Aaron 整個早上都在往卡車車廂裡鏟沙袋，完全沒有休息。
文法句型
shovel + object + preposition
shovel + adverb of direction
用法筆記
The object of the verb is typically the material being moved, not the location being cleared. To specify the location, use 'shovel + material + from/off [location]' (e.g., 'shovel snow off the roof'). Frequently used in continuous tenses.