spadeful
spadeful — 名詞
1. the amount of soil, sand, or other loose material that fits onto a spade in a si
一鏟之量
一把鏟子一次鏟起的量
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.
Tendai 挖起一鏟子的土，倒進手推車裡。
pattern: a spadeful of + noun (soil)
Minho dropped a spadeful of sand onto the garden path and spread it flat.
Minho 鏟起一鏟沙子倒在花園小徑上，再把沙鋪平。
pattern: a spadeful of + noun (sand)
Noa could barely lift a spadeful of wet clay from the bottom of the trench.
Noa 從壕溝底部鏟起一鏟沉重的溼黏土，幾乎抬不動。
Jude scattered a spadeful of compost over the vegetable bed before planting the seeds.
Jude 在菜圃上撒了一鏟堆肥，然後播下種籽。
Benjamin tossed a spadeful of gravel into the pothole and stamped it down with his boot.
Benjamin 鏟起一鏟碎石填進路面的坑洞裡，再用靴子踩實。
- 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.