trowel

名词 trowel:

1. a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

动词 trowel:

1. use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

1. The flower border required careful weeding with a trowel but he attacked it with a spade like a bull in a china shop.
   花园里沿边的或走道两边的花坛要用一把泥铲小心地除草，但是他却用一把铁锹重手重脚地做，象瓷器店里的一头公牛，一动就会闯祸。