mid-14c., "tool for spreading plaster or mortar," from Old French truele "trowel" (13c.), from Late Latin truella "small ladle, dipper" (mid-12c.), diminutive of Latin trua "a stirring spoon, ladle, skimmer." The gardening tool was so called since 1796.
trowel 英文释义
1. a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
trowel 双语例句
1. He was laying on the flattery with a trowel.
他在一个劲儿地拍马屁.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He told her that she was his favourite author and that she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature. He really laid it on with a trowel.
他对她说,她是自己最喜欢的作家,还说她应该获得诺贝尔文学奖. 他实际上是在恭维她.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Common tools include the trowel, penknife and brush.
常用的工具包括铲子、小刀以及刷子。
来自辞典例句
4. Some of the grid sections will accumulate immediately in the trowel areas.
有些板栅碎块可能立即堆积在刮刀的地方.
来自辞典例句
5. That was laid on with a trowel.
那称赞是过分了.
来自辞典例句
trowel 实用场景例句
He was laying the flattery on with a trowel.
他吹捧得天花乱坠。
牛津词典
He told her that she was his favourite author and that she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature. He really laid it on with a trowel.
他对她说,她是自己最喜欢的作家,还说她应该获得诺贝尔文学奖. 他实际上是在恭维她.
《简明英汉词典》
He was laying on the flattery with a trowel.
他在一个劲儿地拍马屁.
《简明英汉词典》
With my spade and trowel, I'll dig his grave.
我将为它挖掘坟墓, 用我的凿子跟铲子.
期刊摘选
It turns out that this is the acupuncturing, followed by a trowel.
原来,这是被针刺后再抹平所成的.
期刊摘选
With her trowel she turned the soil over and over, and smoothed and patted it firm.
她用泥铲把土翻了又翻, 又弄平,再拍结实.
期刊摘选
Some of the grid sections will accumulate immediately in the trowel areas.
有些板栅碎块可能立即堆积在刮刀的地方.
辞典例句
Use a trowel to collect about 1 kg of sediment from the bottom of the stream.
利用一个小铲,收集大约1000克的河床物质样本.
期刊摘选
That was laid on with a trowel.
那称赞是过分了.
辞典例句
Common tools include the trowel, penknife and brush.
