Common tools include the trowel, penknife and brush.
常用的工具包括铲子、小刀以及刷子。
Techno loops, synthetic drum sequences and reverb are laid on with a trowel.
来自BBC
He was laying on the flattery with a trowel.
他在一个劲儿地拍马屁.
He told her that she was his favourite author and that she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature. He really laid it on with a trowel.
他对她说,她是自己最喜欢的作家,还说她应该获得诺贝尔文学奖. 他实际上是在恭维她.
We're still building the factory to make the trowel.
来自NEWYORKER
Seed trays, pruning shears, a trowel and small fork.
来自P. D. James