mattock

/ˈmætək/

Meanings

noun

鹤嘴锄，锄头。

An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.

Examples :

"The gardener used a mattock to break up the hard, rocky soil before planting the new rose bushes. "

园丁用鹤嘴锄把坚硬多石的土壤刨松，然后再种新的玫瑰树。

agriculture utensil

verb

用镐刨，用锄头刨。

To cut or dig with a mattock.

Examples :

"The gardener mattocked the soil to prepare the flowerbed. "

园丁用镐刨土，为花坛做准备。

agriculture work utensil action

Related Words

pickaxe noun

/ˈpɪkˌæks/

镐，矿镐

"The miner used his pickaxe to break the hard rock in the tunnel. "

矿工用他的镐在隧道里凿开坚硬的岩石。

blades noun

/bleɪdz/

刀刃，刀锋。

"The chef sharpened the blades of his knives before starting to prepare dinner. "

厨师在准备晚餐前磨快了他所有刀的刀刃。

angles noun

/ˈæŋɡəlz/ /ˈæŋɡl̩z/

角，角度。

"the angle between lines A and B"

A线和B线之间的夹角

gardener noun

/ˈɡɑːdnə/ /ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/

园丁，花匠。

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

想想吧，上帝让你成为了一位园丁，让你铲除恶习，播种美德。

whose pronoun

/huːz/

谁的

"Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?"

好几个人都丢了行李箱，你找到的是谁的？

flowerbed noun

/ˈflaʊərˌbɛd/ /ˈflaʊɚˌbɛd/

花坛，花圃。

"The children planted colorful tulips in the flowerbed outside the school. "

孩子们在学校外的花坛里种上了五颜六色的郁金香。

planting verb

/ˈplɑːntɪŋ/ /ˈplæntɪŋ/

种植，栽种

"We are planting flowers in the garden today. "

今天我们要在花园里种花了。

prepare noun

/pɹɪˈpɛə/ /pɹəˈpɛəɹ/

准备，预备。

"The preparation for the upcoming science test was thorough. "

为即将到来的科学考试所做的准备非常充分。

bushes noun

/ˈbʊʃɪz/

灌木，矮树丛。

"The children hid behind the bushes while playing hide-and-seek in the park. "

孩子们在公园里玩捉迷藏，藏在矮树丛后面。

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

类似物，相似之处。

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

老师表扬了学生们数学测验中相似的答案。(Lǎoshī biǎoyáng le xuéshengmen shùxué cèyàn zhōng xiāngsì de dá'àn.)

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

agricultural noun

/ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌltjʊəɹəl/ /ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/

农产品

"The farmer's agricultural output was very high this year. "

今年这位农民的农产品产量很高。