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oars

/ɔːz/ /ɔɹz/

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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 rowing team synchronized their strokes, each pulling hard on their oars to propel the boat across the lake. "

赛艇队队员们同步划桨，每个人都奋力拉动船桨，推动船在湖面上前进。

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noun

桨手，划桨者

An oarsman; a rower.

Examples :

"He is a good oar."

他是个优秀的桨手。

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noun

桨状肢

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

"The tiny water flea propelled itself through the pond using its oars. "

这只微小的水蚤用它的桨状肢在池塘里划动前进。

"The tiny, beating oars along the edge of the comb jelly propelled it slowly through the water. "

沿着栉水母边缘那些微小而有节奏拍打的桨状肢推动着它在水中缓慢前进。

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verb

划桨，划船。

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

Examples :

"The children oared their small boat across the lake. "

孩子们用桨划着他们的小船横穿了湖面。

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