To spread, smooth, form, or scoop with a trowel. 用泥刀抹开、抹平、成型或舀出. The same trowel rests in my hand now, though the handle has loosened over the years. 那把泥铲现在就在我的手上,尽管许多年来把柄松了。 With her trowel she turned the soil over and over, and smoothed it and patted it firm.