释义
kayak or kai·ak, ky·ack, ky·ak [ kahy -ak ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkaɪ æk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
a small boat resembling this, made commercially of a variety of materials and used in sports.
verb (used without object) to go or travel by kayak.
verb (used with object) to travel on by kayak: to kayak the Colorado River.
Origin of kayak First recorded in 1750–60, kayak is from the Inuit word qayaq
OTHER WORDS FROM kayak kay·ak·er, noun Words nearby kayak Kawasaki, Kawasaki disease, Kawasaki's disease, kawau, Kay, kayak , Kaye, Kayes, Kayibanda, Kayla, kaylied
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Then he began to cry, resting his head on his arms, that were crossed in front of the manhole of the kayak .
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There he found a long stone, laid it on his kayak , and rowed out again.
When they looked down again, he was there as before, playing at being a man in a kayak .
However, I stopped the Boreal in time, and later on lowered the kayak , and boarded the other.
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I tried to seize my gun, which was in its case on the fore-deck, but at the same moment the kayak slipped into the water.
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British Dictionary definitions for kayak noun a small light canoe-like boat used by the Inuit, consisting of a light frame covered with watertight animal skins
a fibreglass or canvas-covered canoe of similar design
Word Origin for kayak C18: from Inuktitut (Greenland dialect)
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