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oar

/ɔː/ /ɔɹ/

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noun

桨，橹.

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat .

Examples :

"The rower used the oar to propel the small boat across the lake. "

划船者用桨推动小船横穿湖面。

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noun

划手，桨手

An oarsman; a rower.

Examples :

"He is a good oar."

他是个很棒的划手。

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noun

桨状游泳器

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

"The tiny crustacean propelled itself through the water using its many oars. "

这种微小的甲壳动物用它许多桨状游泳器推动自己在水中前进。

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verb

划，划桨。

To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.

Examples :

"The students oared their small boat across the lake during their field trip. "

学生们在实地考察期间，用桨划着小船穿过湖面。

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