oar[ɔ:; əu]n.1.■桨,橹2.■桨手;划桨手(=oarsman)3.■搅棒4.■[古语](在水中或空气中)用以推进的桨状物vt.1.■划(船)2.■划过(一片水域):to oar the English Channel划过英吉利海峡3.■划着使…前进:to oar a boat to the shore划着小船到达岸边4.■把…当作桨使用,划动(手、臂等)vi.1.■划行,划行似的前进back the oars划倒桨,使船后退be chained to the oar(像以前船上划桨的奴隶一样)长时间地被迫做苦工bend to the oars奋力划桨boat the oars停划并把桨收回到船内get one's oar in插手have an oar in every man's (或 another's) boat多管闲事have(或pull, manage, play, ply, take, tug) the labouring oar担任最繁重的工作lay (或 lie) on one's (或 the) oars搁桨停划;停下来歇一会儿pull a good oar划得一手好桨pull a respectable oar表现出色pull a strong oar产生强有力的影响put (或 shove, stick, thrust) one's oar in (或 into)干涉,干预rest on one's (或 the) oars=lay on one's (或 the) oarsship oars收桨take an oar开始划帮助toss oars举桨致敬
oaroar[ɔ:, ɔə]n.1.■橹, 桨2.■划船手, 桨手3.■划子, 船4.■桨状物; 桨状器官(翼、鳍、臂等)a good oar好桨手This boat pulls [rows] six oars.这条船用六只桨划。