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shovel-nosed

/shuhv-uhl-nohzd/US // ˈʃʌv əlˌnoʊzd //

铲鼻式,铲鼻式的,铲鼻的,铲鼻

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel.

Examples

  • We sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.

  • The long-nosed, self-described “little New York lover of photography” has embraced the impact his pictures can make.

  • But how is it they never lose that hunger to turn over the next shovel of dirt?

  • Moran also pointed out straight edges where a shovel had sliced into the earth.

  • Trust us, the Obama administration said, about spying on Americans and restarting the economy through “shovel-ready” programs.

  • The memory of the hawk-nosed, steel-eyed officer who rode from Kurnaul to Meerut in twenty-four hours smote him like a whip.

  • A low slung maroon roadster came down the street and nosed into the mouth of the tarvia drive at Joseph's gate.

  • A sudden distaste for the monotonous toil with the shovel came upon him, and he felt the call of the wilderness.

  • Coffee Jack, shovel in hand, kept the larger stones moving when they threatened to choke up the boxes.

  • Webber pulled out a snub-nosed instrument that looked enough like a gun to be very convincing.