spatula
n
1 tool with a wide flat blunt blade used for mixing and spreading, esp in cooking and painting (攪拌或涂敷用的)鏟; (尤指)烹調用鏟, 漆工抹刀
He scraped the mixture out of the bowl with a plastic spatula. 他用塑料鏟把盆里的混合料刮了出來.
She levelled the surface of the cake mixture with a metal spatula. 她用金屬鏟抹平了蛋糕配料. =>illus at kitchen 見 kitchen 插圖.
2 strip of hard material (usu wood) used by a doctor for pressing the tongue down when examining the throat 壓舌板.