n.[C]

1. （短而阔的）桨
2. 桨状物；（搅拌混合用的）搅棒；（桌球的）球拍
   The butter churn had two paddles to whip the cream.

   奶油制造机有两根搅棍搅打奶油。

3. （船的）明轮翼
   Some tugs on rivers still have paddles.

   有一些河上的拖船现在还用明轮翼。

4. 鳍
5. 划（独木舟等）
   Each man had a paddle for an hour and then a rest.

   每个人划一个小时，然后休息一下。

vt.

1. 用桨划（船）
   The young couple paddled a little boat leisurely on the river.

   那对年轻夫妇在河上悠闲地划着一条小船。

2. 划船运送
   He paddled me across the river in his canoe.

   他用独木舟将我划过河去。

3. （用桨状物）搅，打

vi.

1. 划桨行进；荡桨；用桨轮推进行船
   The people here paddled from place to place in canoes.

   这里的人用独木舟从一个地方划到另一个地方。

vi.

1. 涉水，在浅水中行走；（用脚和手）玩水
   Children love to paddle at the beach.

   孩子们喜欢在海滩嬉水。

2. 【古】用手指抚弄[（+in/on/about）]
   His little daughter paddled up to him.

   他的小女儿摇摇晃晃走到他跟前。

3. （小孩）摇摇晃晃地走

n.

1. a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to move a small boat or canoe through the water.
   ▸an act of paddling.
   ▸each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel.
   ▸the fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird.
2. a short-handled bat such as that used in table tennis.
   ▸any of various paddle-shaped instruments used for stirring or mixing.
   ▸N. Amer. informal a paddle-shaped instrument used for administering corporal punishment.
3. a flat array of solar cells projecting from a spacecraft.
4. Medicine  a plastic-covered electrode used in cardiac stimulation.

v.

1. propel (a boat or canoe) with a paddle or paddles.
   ▸(of a bird or other animal) swim with short, fast strokes.
2. informal, chiefly N. Amer. beat with a paddle as a punishment.

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