| 单词 | paddle |
| 释义 | paddle 1. n. & v. --n 1. a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2. a paddle-shaped instrument. 3. Zool. a fin or flipper. 4. each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle-wheel or mill-wheel. 5. the action or a spell of paddling. --v 1. intr. & tr. move on water or propel a boat by means of paddles. 2. intr. & tr. row gently. 3. tr. esp. US colloq. spank. Phrases and idioms paddle-boat (or -steamer etc.) a boat, steamer, etc., propelled by a paddle-wheel. paddle-wheel a wheel for propelling a ship, with boards round the circumference so as to press backwards against the water. Derivatives paddler n. Etymology: 15th c.: orig. unkn. 2. v. & n. --vintr. walk barefoot or dabble the feet or hands in shallow water. --n the action or a spell of paddling. Derivatives paddler n. Etymology: prob. of LG or Du. orig.: cf. LG paddeln tramp about |
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