区别辨析spade与shovel

spade与shovel这两个名词均可表示“铲、铁、锹”之意。

spade : 指用于挖土刨地的铲子或铁锹。

• Holiday mad Brits are packing their buckets and spades and heading for the sun.
  酷爱假日的英国人正收拾小桶和锹铲前往阳光充足的地方。

shovel : 指用铲煤块、煤渣、沙雪或糖等铲子，有大有小。

• A shovel was leaning against the wall.
  一把铁铲靠墙放着。