trowel
/ˈtraʊəl/ 26A trowel is a small garden tool which you use for digging small holes or removing weeds. 小铲子
noun [专属名词]（园艺用的）泥铲；（砌砖用的）[建] 泥刀；（抹灰用的）抹子
On the grass near the tree, Mary had dropped her trowel. 玛丽的泥铲就放在树旁的草地上。
verb [vt. 及物动词]用抹子涂抹；用小泥铲挖
He was laying the flattery on with a trowel. 他吹捧得天花乱坠。
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