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Trowel Latin Ladle Trauəl 泥刀,小铲子 英 N.泥刀,小铲子(Any Hand

单词 trowel
音标 ['trauəl]
解释 泥刀,小铲子
红宝书 【英】 n.泥刀,小铲子(any of various hand tools)
【记】 towel(毛巾)中间加个 r
字源 trowel (n.)
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.
不择手段背单词 n. 泥刀(用于平整、抹开水泥)
【记】trowel完以后用towel(n 毛巾)擦擦汗.
趣味全助记 【记】音:锄挖 + l 象一把刀;tower (发音也是塔)塔,towel 毛巾,建tower用trowel建,时不时还得用towel擦汗;看着象tower,前面发音是铲或戳,造塔用的铲子

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