paddle
noun
verb
ˈpædl
noun
1
a
short
pole
that
is
wide
and
flat
at
the
end,
used
for
moving
a
small
boat
in
water
〔小船的〕短桨，桨;
C
2
when
you
walk
for
pleasure
without
shoes
or
socks
in
water
that
is
not
very
deep
[英] 赤脚涉水〔玩〕
singular 单数 | BrE
If
it’s
not
too
cold,
we
can
go
for
a
paddle
.
如果不太冷的话，我们可以去水里走走。
3
a
small
round
flat
BAT
with
a
short
handle,
used
for
hitting
the
ball
in
TABLE
TENNIS
[美] 〔乒乓球的〕球拍
C | AmE
a
ping-pong
paddle
乒乓球拍
4
a
tool
like
a
flat
spoon,
used
for
mixing
food
（平匙状）搅拌器
C
verb
5
to
move
a
small
light
boat
through
water,
using
one
or
more
paddles
用桨划（小船）
I,T
[+
along/upstream/towards
etc
]
I
desperately
tried
to
paddle
for
the
shore.
我拼命把船划向岸边。
She
and
her
husband
paddled
a
canoe
down
the
Mississippi.
她和丈夫划着独木舟沿密西西比河顺流而下。
6
to
walk
for
pleasure
without
shoes
or
socks
in
water
that
is
not
very
deep
[英] 涉水，趟水; SYNwade AmE [美]
I | BrE AmE
children
paddling
in
the
sea
在海边趟水嬉戏的孩子们
7
to
swim
with
short,
quick
movements
〔游泳时快速〕拨水
I
The
dog
was
paddling
furiously
after
the
ducks.
那条狗在水里拼命划水追赶那些鸭子。
8
to
hit
a
child
with
a
piece
of
wood
as
a
punishment
用木板打〔孩子，作为惩罚〕
T | AmE informal
9
paddle your own canoe
to
do
things
yourself,
without
help
from
anyone
else
[英，非正式] 独立自主，自力更生
BrE informal