paddle
paddle 英 [ˈpædl] 美 [ˈpædl]
n. 桨 v. 划桨;涉水
进行时:paddling 过去式:paddled 过去分词:paddled 第三人称单数:paddles 名词复数:paddles
- If you regularly ride around in a canoe, you’re undoubtedly already familiar with a paddle, a pole with a broad, flat end that is used to propel a boat forward.
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- n. 桨
- v. 划桨;涉水
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1. Let's go for a paddle.
咱们去玩水吧。
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2. We paddled downstream for about a mile.
我们划船顺流而下约一英里。
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3. We paddled the canoe along the coast.
我们划着独木舟沿海岸而行。
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4. The children have gone paddling.
孩子们嬉水去了。
- paddle (n.) c. 1400, padell "small spade," from Medieval Latin padela, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin patella "small pan, little dish, plate," diminutive of patina (see pan (n.)).
- paddle (v.1) "to dabble, wade in water," 1520s, probably cognate with Low German paddeln "tramp about," frequentative of padjen "to tramp, to run in short steps," from pad (v.). Related: Paddled; paddling. Meaning "to move in water by means of paddles" is a different word (see paddle (v.3)).
- paddle (v.2) "to beat with a paddle, spank," 1856, from paddle (n.). Related: Paddled; paddling.
- paddle (v.3) "to move in water by means of paddles," 1670s, from paddle (n.). To paddle one's (own) canoe "do for oneself" is from 1828.
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