trowel
n
1 small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading mortar on bricks or stone, plaster on walls, etc 镘刀, 抹子(抹砂浆、 灰泥用的).
2 small gardening tool with a curved blade for lifting plants, digging holes, etc (园艺用的)小铲子.
3 (idm 习语) lay it on thick/with a trowel => thick adv.
🗣️ 情景例句
Would you like to stay for dinner?
可以留下来吃饭吗?
To work hard in the office
在公司努力工作
Police are wary of itinerants who cannot be traced to a recognized camp boundary or to four walls.