| 单词 | dog-paddle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog-paddle dog-paddle v. colloquial intransitive to swim using the dog paddle. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > swim > use specific stroke to tread water1800 breaststroke1864 trudge1904 breast-stroke1909 dog-paddle1910 crawl1911 scissor-kick1921 freestyle1935 doggy-paddle1958 1910 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 9 June 3/2 A person who is in desperate straits should never throw even the little finger out of the water, but dog paddle to safety. 1958 L. Durrell Balthazar i. 21 I put the precious rose between my teeth and dog-paddled back to my clothes on the pebble beach. 2005 S. Amick Lake, River & Other Lake viii. 48 Mark was..dog-paddling in a circle, the water still choppy from the wake of the departing sailboat. < as lemmas |
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