/'spætʃʊlə; `spætʃələ/
n
1 tool with a wide flat blunt blade used for mixing and spreading, esp in cooking and painting （搅拌或涂敷用的）铲; （尤指）烹调用铲, 漆工抹刀
*He scraped the mixture out of the bowl with a plastic spatula. 他用塑料铲把盆里的混合料刮了出来.
* She levelled the surface of the cake mixture with a metal spatula. 她用金属铲抹平了蛋糕配料. =>illus at kitchen 见 kitchen 插图.
2 strip of hard material (usu wood) used by a doctor for pressing the tongue down when examining the throat 压舌板.

n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin;Origin:'spoon, spatula', from Latin spatha 'spoon, sword', from Greek spathe 'blade']
a kitchen tool with a wide flat blade, used for spreading, mixing, or lifting soft substances
BrE a small instrument with a flat surface, used by doctors to hold your tongue down so that they can examine your throat