shovelful

noun

1. 一铲（的量）
   the amount that a shovel can hold

1. Should I put another shovelful of coal on the fire?
   我要再往火里添一铲煤吗？
2. And he flung a shovelful of earth on the coffin.
   同时他铲起一锹土，摔在棺材上。

noun

1. the quantity a shovel can hold

   Synonym:    shovelspadeful