steam shovel

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈstiːm ˌʃʌvl̩/    美 /ˈstim ˌʃʌv(ə)l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power. historical
    — The construction of the Ealing & South Harrow proceeded very slowly during the winter of 1898-9 but by July most of the bridges had been built and the stations started. Two steam shovels, six locomotives, and 325 men were employed.
  2. Any excavating machine of similar design, no matter how powered. broadly
动词 v.
  1. To excavate (a place, or something from a place) using a steam shovel. also,figuratively,transitive
    — At Lahontan the teams were engaged on the earthwork of the dike with the adjoining Lahontan Beach canal south of the dam. Paving of the up-stream slope of the dam was carried out by night shift in steam shoveling rock at the quarry and delivering by cars and cableway to the dam, where paving was placed by day shift and nearly completed to the present top of the dam at the end of the month.
  2. To operate a steam shovel. also,figuratively,intransitive
    — I have never had any experience with steam shoveling.

词形变化

steam shovels plural steam shovels present,singular,third-person steam shoveling US,participle,present steam shovelling UK,participle,present steam shoveled US,participle,past steam shoveled US,past steam shovelled UK,participle,past steam shovelled UK,past steam-shovel alternative

词汇关系

上位词
excavator
相关词
mechanical shovel
并列词
steam locomotive steam roller steam tractor
部分词
steam engine

词源

词源 1
From steam + shovel.
词源 2
From steam + shovel.
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