单词详解

1. n. [C]

A.船桨（a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft）

   They tried to row the big boat off with a paddle.他们试图用船桨把这只小船摇开。

B.桨状物（any of the broad boards at the circumference of a paddle wheel or waterwheel）

   I left my paddle in the gym after the badminton match.

我在打完羽毛球赛后把球拍忘到体育馆里了。

2. vt.拍桨，玩水（to beat or stir with or as if with a paddle）

  The couple love to paddle at the beach.这对夫妇喜欢在沙滩边玩水。

相关词组

paddle one's own canoe自力更生

  I’d rather paddle my own canoe than begging you for help.我宁愿自食其力，也不求你帮忙。

相关单词

近义词：oar, beat

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 词语辨析：paddle, oar

paddle, oar

这些单词都有“船桨”的意思，都能作名词性成分，施事者一般都是人。

paddle:特指短小的船桨。

oar:泛指船桨，可以使比较长和正式的船桨。

词语详解

1. paddle:特指短小的船桨。

  Each man had a paddle for half an hour and then took a rest.

每个人都划了半个钟头然后休息。

2. oar:泛指船桨，可以使比较长和正式的船桨。

  In dragon boat rowing each person holds one oar.划龙舟时每人一个桨。