单词 | paddle |
释义 | Word Frequency paddle 1(ˈpædəl) noun 1. a short light oar with a flat blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to propel a canoe or small boat 2. Also called: float a blade of a water wheel or paddle wheel 3. a period of paddling to go for a paddle upstream 4. a. a paddle wheel used to propel a boat b. (as modifier) a paddle steamer 5. the sliding panel in a lock or sluicegate that regulates the level or flow of water 6. any of various instruments shaped like a paddle and used for beating, mixing, etc 7. a table-tennis bat 8. the flattened limb of a seal, turtle, or similar aquatic animal, specialized for swimming verb 9. to propel (a canoe, small boat, etc) with a paddle 10. paddle one's own canoe 11. (transitive) to convey by paddling we paddled him to the shore 12. (transitive) to stir or mix with or as if with a paddle 13. to row (a boat) steadily, esp (of a racing crew) to row firmly but not at full pressure 14. (intransitive) (of steamships) to be propelled by paddle wheels 15. (intransitive) to swim with short rapid strokes, like a dog 16. (transitive) US and Canadian informal to spank Derived forms paddler (ˈpaddler) noun Word origin C15: of unknown originWord Frequency paddle 2(ˈpædəl) verb (mainly intr) 1. to walk or play barefoot in shallow water, mud, etc 2. to dabble the fingers, hands, or feet in water 3. to walk unsteadily, like a baby 4. (transitive) archaic to fondle with the fingers noun 5. the act of paddling in water Derived forms paddler (ˈpaddler) noun Word origin C16: of uncertain origin |
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