1. Basic meaning

Scoop is a verb, which means to take something (especially liquid) with a long spoon, spoon, etc. , such as scooping water to drink soup.

Step 2: Give an example

(1) Mother scooped wine for grandpa, scooped wine for dad, and now scooped wine for son. Then, in her eyes, her son is a weighty man.

(2) Master Pang poured the cabbage into the pot and scooped up half a spoonful of oil. The oil in the oil basin is mixed with black oil blocks, and the hands and nails are covered with black dirt.

(3) When scooping soup with a spoon, the spoon should be scooped from the inside out. When the soup is almost finished, you can raise the near edge of the soup plate a little, and you can't drink the bowl directly. When scooping soup, try not to make a collision with the edge of the bowl. This is impolite behavior.

(4) One table 12 people, holding bowls and chopsticks, serving meals and scooping soup by themselves are all "automated".

There was an awkward atmosphere on the dining table. My uncle suddenly announced that he was leaving his parents. Nobody moved chopsticks, only my nephew was quietly scooping soup.

The situation of scooping water in ancient times

1. Definition of scooping water

Modern people understand that scooping water means tilting a portable spoon or spoon, filling the container with water, and then lifting it. But in ancient times, the purpose of scooping water was to throw the bucket into the well with a rope, and then use the principle of gravity acceleration to make the bucket hit the water surface, turn it over and sink into the water, and then lift it up. This process is called scooping.

2. Tools for scooping water

(1) Pomelo, commonly known as "suspender" and "balance beam", is an agricultural tool of ancient Han nationality. This is the original tool for pumping water. It adds a slender lever to an upright shelf, with a fulcrum in the middle, a heavy object hanging at the end and a bucket hanging in front. When you fall together, pumping water saves effort.

(2) Pulley, a folk water lifting facility of Han nationality, is popular in the northern region. A support frame with a horizontal rotating shaft is arranged on the well. One end of the rotating shaft is provided with a crank, and a rope is wound on the rotating shaft. A bucket is tied to the lower end of the rope. Turn the crank by human or animal power to pump water from the well. It is a kind of lifting tool using axle mechanism.