a pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water 桨 ■an oarsman; a rower 划桨者;桨手
verb
[with obj.](N. Amer.)propel with or as if with oars; row (北美)划桨;做划桨动作 oaring the sea like madmen. 像一群疯子一样在海上划船。 [no obj., with adverbial of direction]oaring through the weeds. 拨开草丛向前走。
常用词组 put (或 stick) one's oar in
(informal)give an opinion without being asked (非正式)插嘴,插话
派生 oarless adjective 语源
Old English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Danish and Norwegian åre