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dustpan

/duhst-pan/US // ˈdʌstˌpæn //UK // (ˈdʌstˌpæn) //

簸箕,畚斗,畚箕,扫帚

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a short-handled shovellike utensil into which dust is swept for removal.

Examples

  • One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.

  • This left her boss, the commander in chief, to hand his nine-iron to the caddy and grimly ask for broom and dustpan.

  • As no one had anything to offer in explanation, Peggy went to find the dustpan and was absent for some minutes.

  • "I believe you, that it's spoiled," said Isabelle carelessly, dropping it into the dustpan.

  • Tommy had gotten a broom and a dustpan and was already raising a cloud of dust by her efforts at sweeping.

  • The girl, with no excuse for lingering, reluctantly gathered up her broom and dustpan, and departed.

  • "You'll never guess what 'e said then," said Mrs. Silk dropping her dustpan and brush and gazing at the hearth.