paddle的意思

基本释义

• n 短桨

  a short pole that is wide and flat at the end, used for moving a small boat in water

• vt&vi 用桨划动

  to move a small light boat through water, using one or more paddles

例句

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

   每人划一小时桨， 然后休息一下。

2. We strive to paddle to follow the stream, however, we are unsure if how and when we will reach the horizon.

   我们沿着河流奋力划桨，但是我们无法确定我们什么时候和怎样才能到达地平线。

3. If you run your team as if they were self-leading, but in reality they’re chaos, then before long you’ll be heading up a certain creek without a paddle.

   如果你当他们是自我引导型的团队在运作，但其实他们事实上还是在混乱的状态，那么不久你就会在一条河上像没有桨似的乱窜。

短语

• paddle wheel 桨轮；明轮

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat Synonym: boat paddle 2. an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board 3. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel 4. small wooden bat with a flat surface used for hitting balls in various games verb 1. stir with a paddle 2. give a spanking to subject to a spanking Synonym: spanklarrup 3. walk unsteadily e.g. small children toddle Synonym: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle 4. propel with a paddle e.g. paddle your own canoe 5. swim like a dog in shallow water 6. play in or as if in water, as of small children Synonym: dabblesplash around

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