paddle

paddle1
noun
  1. a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to move a small boat or canoe through the water
    短桨；桨
    ■an act of using a paddle in a boat
    划桨
    a gentle paddle on sluggish water.
    在缓缓流水中轻轻地划桨。
    ■a short-handled bat used in various ball games, especially table tennis
    （尤指乒乓球的）球拍
    ■a paddle-shaped instrument used for mixing food, or stirring or mixing in industrial processes
    扁平搅拌棒；搅拌桨，叶片
    ■(N. Amer. informal)a paddle-shaped instrument used for administering corporal punishment
    (北美，非正式)扁条刑杖
    ■each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel
    轮叶
    ■a flat array of solar cells projecting from a spacecraft
    （飞船上伸出的）太阳能电池板
    ■the fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird
    鳍状前肢
    ■(Medicine)a plastic-covered electrode used in cardiac stimulation
    (医)（心脏起搏用的）电极棒
    ■short for bidding paddle
    bidding paddle的简称
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles
    划桨行进
    he paddled along the coast.
    他沿着海岸划着。
    ■[with obj.]propel (a small boat or canoe) with a paddle or paddles
    用桨划（小船，独木舟）
    he was teaching trainees to paddle canoes.
    他正在教受训者划独木舟。
    ■[with obj.]travel along (a stretch of water) using such a method
    在…上划船
    a legal right to paddle Scottish rivers.
    在苏格兰河流上划船的合法权利。
    ■(of bird or other animal) swim with short fast strokes
    （鸟类或其他动物）游水
    the swan paddled away.
    天鹅游走了。
  2. [with obj.](informal, chiefly N. Amer.)beat (someone) with a paddle as a punishment
    (非正式，主北美)（用刑杖）鞭打
    ask the mother if she minds the offspring getting paddled from time to time.
    问问那位母亲是否在乎孩子们不时地挨打受罚。
常用词组
paddle one's own canoe
  1. (informal)be independent and self-sufficient
    (非正式)靠自己的力量，自力更生
派生
paddler
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent
paddle2
verb
  1. [no obj.]walk with bare feet in shallow water
    在浅水中赤脚行走
    the children paddled at the water's edge.
    孩子们赤着脚在水边走。
    ■dabble the feet or hands in water
    （用脚或手）玩水
    Peter paddled idly in the water with his fingers.
    彼得无聊地用手指嬉水。
noun
  1. [in sing.]an act of walking with bare feet in shallow water
    在浅水中赤脚行走
派生
paddler
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: of obscure origin; compare with Low German paddeln 'tramp about'; the association with water remains unexplained
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