trowel
Word family nountrowellertrowel
Gardening, Tools
trow·el /ˈtraʊəl/ noun [countableC] 1. 
DLGTZa garden tool like a very small spade 小泥铲，小铲子〔一种园艺工具〕 →5 see picture at 见图 garden
DLGTZa garden tool like a very small spade 小泥铲，小铲子〔一种园艺工具〕 →5 see picture at 见图 garden2. TZa small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc 〔泥瓦匠使用的〕泥刀，镘刀，抹子
3 lay it on with a trowel British EnglishBrE informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is 过分吹捧，言过其实；过分贬低 SYN exaggerate
‘I really don’t feel too good, ’ I croaked, laying it on with a trowel.
“我真的觉得不太舒服。”我哑着嗓子夸张地说。
(1300-1400) Old French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua “large deep spoon”