spadeful
spadeful — noun
1. the amount of soil, sand, or other loose material that fits onto a spade in a si
the amount of soil, sand, or other loose material that fits onto a spade in a single lifting or digging motion
Tendai dug out a spadeful of soil and dumped it into the wheelbarrow.
pattern: a spadeful of + noun (soil)
Minho dropped a spadeful of sand onto the garden path and spread it flat.
pattern: a spadeful of + noun (sand)
Noa could barely lift a spadeful of wet clay from the bottom of the trench.
Jude scattered a spadeful of compost over the vegetable bed before planting the seeds.
Benjamin tossed a spadeful of gravel into the pothole and stamped it down with his boot.
- shovelful
interchangeable in most contexts; 'shovelful' is slightly more common in American English
文法句型
a spadeful of + noun
用法筆記
Countable; almost always followed by 'of' and a noun describing the material being moved. Common in gardening, construction, and excavation contexts.