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
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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。
〈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。
【医】 (心脏起搏用的)电极棒。
short for
<Bold>BIDDING PADDLE</Bold>的简称。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles
划桨行进
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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)
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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
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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
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the swan paddled away .天鹅游走了。
[with obj.]
〈非 正式,主北美〉 (用刑杖)鞭打
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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。
walk with bare feet in shallow water
在浅水中赤脚行走
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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
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Peter paddled idly in the water with his fingers .彼得无聊地用手指嬉水。
an act of walking with bare feet in shallow water
在浅水中赤脚行走。
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paddle one's own canoe informal be independent and self-sufficient 〈非正式〉 靠自己的力量,自力更生
" late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent. mid 16th cent.: of obscure origin; compare with Low German