单词 | paddle |
释义 | paddle (pædəl ) Word forms: paddles , paddling , paddled 1. countable noun A paddle is a short pole with a wide flat part at one end or at both ends. You hold it in your hands and use it as an oar to move a small boat through water. We might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle. ...a piece of driftwood which he used as a paddle. Synonyms: oar, sweep, scull 2. verb If you paddle a boat, you move it through water using a paddle. ...the skills you will use to paddle the canoe. [VERB noun] ...paddling around the South Pacific in a kayak. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: row, pull, scull 3. verb If you paddle, you walk or stand in shallow water, for example at the edge of the sea, for pleasure. Wear sandals when you paddle. [VERB] ...a lovely little stream that you can paddle in. [VERB preposition] Paddle is also a noun. Ruth enjoyed her paddle. Image of paddle © Coprid, Shutterstock Idioms: paddle your own canoe to control what you want to do without anyone else's help or influence As far as the rest of Europe is concerned we've just got to paddle our own canoe. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: paddle away The sea is less rough and after paddling away from the main cluster of more seasoned surfers, I manage a handful of decent waves. The Sun (2015) Males make annual reluctant excursions, paddling away through earth with human-like hands, to find a female. NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (2002) Snug in this waterborne nest, he paddled away from the cruel mirth of the swimmers, intent upon solitude. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (1989) The toy was a simple design — just a wooden paddle with a string attached to a rubber ball. Times, Sunday Times These he puts in with the flick of a wooden paddle, a skill that takes six months to master, but recommends an aluminium paddle for novices. Times, Sunday Times He can barely meet demand as he slides in the long, pale dough on his big wooden paddle to an audience of keenly waiting customers. Times, Sunday Times In 1982, a nine-year-old student was hit with a wooden paddle that was cracked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each company set to work to build a wooden paddle steamer in its own port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 划桨, 划桨, 蹚水 Japanese: パドル, パドルで漕ぐ, 水辺を歩く |
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