paddle

paddle
paddle pad∙dle noun 1. a short pole with a flat wide part at six or both ends, that you hold in both hands and use for moving a small boat, especially a canoe , through water • 桨;船桨 --› compare oar 2. a tool or part of a machine shaped like a paddle, especially six used for mixing food • (机具的)桨状部份;(尤指)食物搅拌器的桨叶 3. a paddle [sing.] (BrE) an act or period of walking in shallow water with no shoes or socks • 蹚水;赤脚涉水:
»Letˈs go for a paddle.
咱们去玩水吧。
--› see also dog-paddle 4. (NAmE) a bat used for playing table tennis • 乒乓球拍 5. (NAmE) a piece of wood with a handle, used for hitting children as a punishment • 戒尺(体罚儿童的工具) 【IDIOMS】--› see creek verb 1. [usually +adv. / prep.] to move a small boat through water using a paddle • 用桨划船: ▪ [V]
»We paddled downstream for about a mile.
我们划船顺流而下约一英里。
▪ [VN]
»We paddled the canoe along the coast.
我们划着独木舟沿海岸而行。
2. (BrE) (NAmE wade) • [V] to walk or stand with no shoes or socks in shallow water in the sea, a lake, etc. • 蹚水;赤足涉水:
»The children have gone paddling.
孩子们嬉水去了。
3. [V] to swim with short movements of your hands or feet up and down • 狗趴式游泳 4. [VN] (NAmE) to hit a child with a flat piece of wood as a punishment • 用戒尺打(孩子)
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['pædl]
n. 短槳, 划槳, 明輪翼
vi. 划槳, 戲水, 涉水
vt. 用槳劃, 攪, 拌

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  • paddle — paddle1 [pad′ l] n. [ME padell, small spade < ?] 1. a relatively short pole with a broad blade at one end or sometimes both ends, held in the hands and used to propel and steer a canoe, kayak, etc.: cf. OAR 2. any of various implements shaped… …   English World dictionary

  • Paddle — Pad dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paddling}] 1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster] To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paddle — Paddle (устройство «колесо»)  аналоговый игровой контроллер, использовавшийся в ранних видеоигровых системах, таких как Pong. Он представляет собой пластиковый корпус с установленным внутри него переменным резистором, снабжённым декоративной …   Википедия

  • paddle — Ⅰ. paddle [1] ► NOUN 1) a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel a small boat through the water. 2) a paddle shaped implement for stirring or mixing. 3) a short handled bat such as that used in table tennis. 4) each of… …   English terms dictionary

  • Paddle — Pad dle, v. i. [Prob. for pattle, and a dim. of pat, v.; cf. also E. pad to tread, Prov. G. paddeln, padden, to walk with short steps, to paddle, G. patschen to splash, dash, dabble, F. patouiller to dabble, splash, fr. patte a paw. [root]21.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • paddle — → pádel …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • paddle — (Voz ingl.). m. Juego de pelota entre cuatro paredes, en el que aquella se golpea con una pala de mango corto …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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