oar

oar
noun
  1. a pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water

    ■an oarsman; a rower
    划桨者;桨手
verb
  1. [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
  1. (informal)give an opinion without being asked
    (非正式)插嘴,插话
派生
oarless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Danish and Norwegian åre
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