trowel
trowel — 名詞
- trowelsingular
- trowelsplural
1. a builder's tool made of a metal plate fixed to a handle, for putting wet mixes
鏝刀；抹刀
用於塗抹水泥或灰泥的扁平金屬工具
a builder's tool made of a metal plate fixed to a handle, for putting wet mixes like mortar, plaster, or cement onto surfaces and making them level
Hana spread fresh cement over the bricks with a flat steel trowel.
Hana 用扁平的鋼製鏝刀將濕水泥鋪在磚塊上。
spread + over: typical preposition for a builder's trowel
The builder smoothed wet plaster across the wall with a trowel.
那位建築工人用鏝刀將濕灰泥抹平在牆面上。
Darius wiped his trowel clean before starting the next row of tiles.
Darius 把鏝刀擦乾淨，然後開始鋪下一排瓷磚。
Mayumi dipped her trowel into the bucket and lifted fresh cement.
Mayumi 將鏝刀浸入桶中，舀起新鮮的水泥。
dipped into: shows how a trowel scoops material from a container
Leo used a trowel to fill the gaps between the stones with mortar.
Leo 用鏝刀把砂漿填入石塊之間的縫隙中。
- flat trowel
- steel trowel
- mason's trowel
- bricklayer's trowel
- plastering trowel
- spread with a trowel
- float
a larger flat-bladed tool used for smoothing plaster across wide surfaces, not for detailed work
常見錯誤
2. a gardener's hand-held scoop with a blade that bends to a point, for making smal
小泥鏟
用於挖洞和移植植物的彎頭園藝工具
a gardener's hand-held scoop with a blade that bends to a point, for making small holes in the earth, moving seedlings, and breaking up dirt
Ife knelt down and dug a small hole with her garden trowel.
Ife 跪下來，用她的小泥鏟挖了一個小洞。
garden trowel: the common collocation to distinguish from a builder's trowel
Sivan used a trowel to lift the young tomato plants from the tray.
Sivan 用小泥鏟將番茄幼苗從育苗盤中移出來。
The curved blade of the trowel made it easy to loosen the soil.
小泥鏟的彎曲刀片讓鬆土變得容易。
curved blade: key feature distinguishing a garden trowel
Élise handed her son a trowel so he could plant the tulip bulbs.
Élise 遞給兒子一把小泥鏟，讓他種下鬱金香球莖。
Camille scraped weeds out of the flower bed with a narrow trowel.
Camille 用一把窄頭小泥鏟刮除花壇裡的雜草。
- garden trowel
- hand trowel
- dig with a trowel
- planting trowel
- narrow trowel
- hand spade
a similar small digging tool, but with a straighter, less curved blade
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense noun/1 (BUILDING TOOL): a garden trowel has a curved, pointed blade for digging, while a builder's trowel has a flat blade for spreading materials.
常見錯誤
to say something in an exaggerated way — especially praise or flattery — so that it sounds insincere or over the top
過度吹捧；誇大其詞
Michael told the boss his presentation was life-changing — he laid it on with a trowel.
Every compliment from that salesperson feels like they are laying it on with a trowel.
trowel — 動詞
- trowelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- trowels3rd person singular
- troweling-ing form
- troweledpast simple
1. to spread, smooth, or apply a soft material such as cement, plaster, or mortar o
抹平；塗敷
用鏝刀將水泥或灰泥抹平或塗抹於表面
to spread, smooth, or apply a soft material such as cement, plaster, or mortar onto a surface using a trowel
Gabriel trowelled cement onto the wall before pressing in the tiles.
Gabriel 將水泥用鏝刀抹在牆上，然後壓上瓷磚。
trowelled + onto: shows the verb with a directional preposition
The plasterer trowels the final coat of plaster smoothly across the ceiling.
那位抹灰工用鏝刀將最後一層灰泥均勻地抹在天花板上。
Nikhil carefully trowelled mortar into the narrow gap between the bricks.
Nikhil 小心地將砂漿用鏝刀填入磚塊之間的窄縫中。
trowelled + into: filling gaps with mortar using a trowel
Caio trowelled the plaster over the crack and let it dry overnight.
Caio 將灰泥抹在裂縫上，然後讓它風乾一夜。
Once the surface was trowelled flat, Michael began painting the wall.
牆面抹平後，Michael 開始粉刷牆壁。
passive: be trowelled + adjective (flat/smooth)
- trowel on
- trowel over
- trowel smooth
- trowel flat
- trowel into
文法句型
trowel + object + onto/over/into + surface
用法筆記
Typically used with materials like cement, plaster, or mortar as the object. Often followed by directional prepositions: 'on,' 'onto,' 'over,' or 'into.'