trowel
n
1 small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading mortar on bricks or stone, plaster on walls, etc 镘刀, 抹子(抹砂浆、 灰泥用的).
2 small gardening tool with a curved blade for lifting plants, digging holes, etc (园艺用的)小铲子.
3 (idm 习语) lay it on thick/with a trowel => thick adv.
🗣️ 情景例句
I hear Boswell
我听说Boswell
I will take a train.
我将去搭火车。
So there were many people in the doctor's waiting room.