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paddle1

noun ˈpad(ə)lˈpædl

  • 1A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to move a small boat or canoe through the water.

    短桨；桨

    we dug in deep with our paddles
    as modifier paddle strokes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As they walked and sang, they moved the paddles up and down imitating the movement of a racing canoe and giving a magnificent display of colour.
    • The piece incorporates some of the images and experiences of Essadiqi's river adventures, as dancers interact with large floating wooden poles that represent paddles.
    • At the crack of dawn, as you slice through the calm river with quiet paddle strokes, your canoe glides upstream through a bank of fog that will slowly burn off with each cast of your fishing rod.
    • He swept his paddle over the water, indicating the whole lot.
    • Under a blanket of darkness, we set off in our twin-hulled craft, paddles slapping at the water, as Nitish sang devotional songs.
    • As they arrive at the village the night before a race, or line up the canoes at the beginning of the race, the paddlers sing songs and move their paddles up and down, giving a sumptuous display of colour and movement.
    • Telli gave one last stroke on his paddle as they moved out of the shade of the trees into bright sunlight, then stopped, leaving the canoe gliding on through glassy calm water.
    • There were four paddles inside the canoe, and the four soldiers each took one.
    • But the preferred stroke of Phelps, a man with a 6ft 7in armspan, hands like canoe paddles and an ability to fly through water, was yet to come.
    • Canoe Polo is a swimming pool-based sport played in a short, stable canoe using manoeuvrable polo paddles.
    • The oldest such finds, including wooden canoes and paddles, come from northern Europe and date to at most 9,000 years ago.
    • The steady dip and sweep of canoe paddles in the calm water is mesmerizing.
    • The paddles dipped into the water and the canoe pushed into the opening to the sewer.
    • When forward paddling, slice your paddle into the water in front of you and pull it toward your hip like you're trying to retrieve a leaf on the surface.
    • As the two little craft pulled through the Gap, Guardian received a salute of raised paddles from the canoe, the tender lifting its oars on the gunwales for one stroke before resuming its rhythm.
    • I let the canoe drift with the current, trailing my paddle in the mocha-colored water.
    • The Pemon also make wooden dugout and bark canoes, paddles, and bows, and they weave hammocks and baby carriers.
    • One of the most unusual yet innovative section award winners came from the Shearwater Team, who developed a canoe paddle based on the bio-mechanical properties of a bird's foot.
    • It was so big that Newman had to use a canoe paddle from his river boat to stir it.
    • With a stroke of the paddle the Canadian canoe glides successfully through the last of the rapids and out onto a huge pool.
    Synonyms
    oar, scull, sweep, blade, spoon, spade
    1. 1.1 An act of paddling a boat.
      划桨
      a gentle paddle on sluggish water

      在缓缓流水中轻轻地划桨。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The event called the Mars Challenge, comprised of a demanding 20 km run, 78 km cycle and a 32 km kayak paddle.
      • The first stage is a 52 km paddle that is expected to take six to 12 hours.
      • There are some interesting features (previously unknown) on this new route such as a fresh water pool which will no doubt become a favorite spot for a swim or paddle.
      • A typical morning workout consists of a 12-kilometer paddle, a 10k run, and weight training.
      • Launch at Hana Bay for a short paddle around tranquil waters and surrounding coves.
      • After dinner and some fly casting tuition from Barry, Dan and I take a canoe out for a paddle on the wetland.
      • The pool is a great place for a swim, paddle or just to sit beside and enjoy the ripple of the water.
    2. 1.2 A paddle-shaped instrument used for mixing food, or stirring or mixing in industrial processes.
      扁平搅拌棒；搅拌桨，叶片
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The person behind the counter slaps a scoop of ice cream onto a chilled marble slab, throws some cookie crumbs or chopped nuts on top, and mixes the whole thing together using flat paddles.
      • Add this to the batter and mix just until smooth - a few turns of the paddle should do it.
      • An old fashioned metal ice cream scoop or a flat metal paddle scoop works well to clean out the inside of a pumpkin.
      • For the rose petal cream: In bowl of food processor fitted with paddle, cream buttercream and butter until fluffy.
    3. 1.3North American A short-handled bat used in table tennis.
      （尤指乒乓球的）球拍
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Each half is 10 minutes and the aim of the game is to score goals using the paddles or the hand.
      • Over the years, Peet has seen the game increase in speed, the players increase in size, briefcases replace wallets, and paddles replace goalie sticks.
      • He had a small red ball, the kind that at one time had been attached to a wooden paddle by a rubber string.
      • Kiara stuck her nose up in the air and marched past him, uncovering the ping-pong table along with its paddles and balls.
      • During that time, Nebulon continued to whack the small, pink rubber ball against the wooden paddle.
      • André was interested in all sports, whether they involved balls, pucks, paddles or pedals.
      • One type of paddle ball uses a heavy two-pound (one-kilogram) ball and appropriately large paddles with spikes.
      • Indeed, some glues used on paddles, as they are commonly known, are banned in international competition because they can make the ball travel up to 30 mph faster than usual.
      • Buy toys, like Frisbees, kites, or sports equipment such as Velcro paddles and tennis balls.
      • Yes, the paddle is allowed to block the ball and you can bump the ball forward to the direction you wish to travel, but you're not allowed to take a swing at it, you're not allowed to treat it like a cricket bat.
    4. 1.4North American informal A paddle-shaped instrument used to administer corporal punishment.
      〈北美，非正式〉扁条刑杖
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The paddles turned out to be harmless slapsticks, with holes through the actual paddle part so they could cause a loud slapping noise without hurting.
      • Until then the Bradford Christian School, founded in Idle in 1993, had used a paddle or wooden ruler to discipline children.
      • Oklahoma school administrators say that while corporal punishment remains legal in the state, they rarely reach for the paddle.
    5. 1.5 Each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel.
      轮叶
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The vessel has a split stern wheel and each is run by a twin diesel engine that powers hydraulic motors which turn the paddles.
      • The "Willamette Queen" was designed as a scaled down likeness of the former Mississippi and Yukon Territory Riverboats with paddles that really do propel her.
    6. 1.6 The fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird.
      鳍状前肢
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Those on land have short sturdy legs, while those living in marine environments possess powerful flippers, or paddles, for swimming.
      • The forelimbs and hindlimbs are transformed into paddles.
      • Swimming crabs can easily be recognized by the fact that their hindmost legs have developed into ‘swimmerets’, paddle shaped at the ends so that they can be used for propulsion.
      • It appears from their architecture that the entire distal limb, not just the hands and feet, was used as a paddle.
      • The limbs are modified to form large, relatively rigid paddles.
      • Some of the most frequent gross morphological adaptations to an aquatic lifestyle include the modifications of limbs into paddles and the elongation and lateral flattening of the tail.
      • Their wing bones are fused into a stiff paddle that enables them to hover at a bloom while drinking.
      • The legs were semi-flattened to serve as paddles, but the hips and shoulders were still powerful and functional enough to provide support on land.
      • Unlike other marine reptiles, Plesiosaurs have relatively small tails, but large and powerful paddles, so it is assumed that the latter were used in creating thrust.

  • 2A flat array of solar cells projecting from a spacecraft.

    （飞船上伸出的）太阳能电池板

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Duplicate solar paddles complete the configuration, which is similar to an ocean buoy's.
    • The Nimbus-7 weighs 965 kilograms, is 3.04 meters tall, 1.52 meters in diameter at the base and 3.96 meters wide with solar paddles fully extended.

  • 3Medicine
    A plastic-covered electrode used in cardiac stimulation.

    〔医〕（心脏起搏用的）电极棒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Holding the paddles, Donna looks over at the heart monitor.
    • During activation the paddle is thought to move into a more upright position, displacing charge through the membrane.
    • Tia closed her eyes as the doctor pressed the paddles onto her mother's body.
    • You may have seen TV shows in which a hospital worker or paramedic ‘shocks’ an unconscious person out of cardiac arrest with a pair of electrified paddles.
    • Kate saw Stephen's body jerk as they administered the paddles to his bare chest.
verb ˈpad(ə)lˈpædl

  • 1no object, with adverbial of direction Move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.

    划桨行进

    she paddled along the coast

    他沿着海岸划着。

    with object he was teaching trainees to paddle canoes

    他正在教受训者划独木舟。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pablo Nuñez Perez, a Kuna who married an English girl and lived in England for seven years, paddled out in a dugout canoe (called an ulu) to welcome us.
    • Whenever she had the opportunity, she would go down to the water, unstrap her canoe, and paddle out to a likely spot to do some fishing.
    • Huck runs back to the canoe and paddles back to Jim in the cavern.
    • The coast is enshrouded with fog - out of the fog there is this lobster boat, and we paddled up to it.
    • Unless some other canoe is in sight, one paddles along with a sense of solitude amid the mountains and the woods.
    • So, fifteen minutes later, Tor, Spencer, John, and Wolf were paddling out onto the lake in a canoe.
    • Take a small boat or canoe and paddle around for a few hours.
    • My dad got me started paddling along with the help of one of my really good friend Jesse Lakes who for my first six years boating has helped me get into my drytop and put my spray skirt on the boat for me.
    • There was little current here, and the canoe cut easily through the water as Telli paddled on upstream.
    • The navy rowers paddled with Rattapphumi from Sattahip along the coast to Bang Chang and Rayong before saying goodbye and allowing Rattapphumi to complete his journey.
    • It was good to stroke and paddle through the endless sea green of Emerald Bay.
    • Days pass in adventure, paddling in dugout canoes or hiking through the rainforest with a guide from the village who points out leaves used to poison fish, or to make a maiden love you, and roots to enlarge your manhood.
    • Very likely the Abenakis paddled along the Merrimac River for a stretch of the expedition.
    • After a terrific downpour, the storm is over as quickly as it began, and we return to paddling along the lake, although now a chilly wind has sprung up, which if nothing else succeeds in getting me to paddle a bit more earnestly.
    • The beaches are among the world's finest, with soft, silver sand and water so clear you can spot rays and swordfish while paddling along the shore.
    • Elizabeth paddled around in the boat all morning, looking for any work she could find.
    • The crew of nine paddled out on smaller boats in order to reach the island.
    • Swept along, we paddled furiously to miss the many boulders that appeared in front of us.
    • In May they will paddle away from the coast of Japan at the start of a 5,000-mile row across the Pacific to America.
    • If you want to get fit and be healthy on vacation, you can swim, paddle, surf, or run to your heart's content.
    Synonyms
    row gently, pull, scull
    1. 1.1with object Propel a boat along (a stretch of water) using paddles.
      在…上划船
      a legal right to paddle Scottish rivers

      在苏格兰河流上划船的合法权利。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some paragliding pilots liken their sport to paddling a Class V river while blindfolded.
      • Their company was a warming experience and well worth a picture, as we paddled the last stretch of our journey.
      • ‘I like paddling the tight, technical rivers you find at altitude,’ he says.
      • When this system was specified in the late 1980s, the ADF was paddling uncharted waters as there was no comparable system in service in any navy.
      • In hand-hewn boats, these brave seafarers paddled their way from distant shores, traversing thousands of kilometres of open sea.
      • The long haul to Fort William, with difficult winds and current between the Scottish islands, took nearly 42 hours, but they arrived third despite paddling the last few kilometres to the finish.
      • Murphy is definitely paddling uncharted waters in Rapid City.
      • My nine-year-old, Sam, is somewhere in that poncho, paddling a zig-zagging course between the vine-cloaked banks of the quiet waterway.
      • He led me to want to paddle many of the northern rivers that I've ended up paddling.
      • Only a handful of people have ever paddled this river.
      • You might think paddling the outer coastline of BC to get some time alone to game might be extreme, but hey, it's one component in a pretty sweet package out there at the edge of the world.
      • While he paddled with me, I essentially paddled the entire distance myself.
      • Somewhere near Healdsburg, 70 miles north of San Francisco, I'm paddling south on the Russian River.
      • David Kendall is an accomplished white-water navigator who recently paddled the upper Ottawa River in Canada.
      • We are both members of Edinburgh Kayak Club and have paddled many of the more challenging whitewater rivers in Scotland, such as the Orchy, the Etive, the Bran, and even the legendary Falls of Lora.
      • Chris's café has sponsored its own canoe and some of her staff are planning to take it in turns to paddle the 100 km from Lismore to Ballina.
      • I can be found somewhere between Atlanta and DC riding a trail or paddling a river.
      • It was a nice treat to be paddling such a smooth section of the river, granted we would pass through some class II rapids, but for the most part just beautiful scenery.
      • Verne Huser steers his canoe past a cottonwood snag with the ease of a man who has paddled Western rivers for five decades.
      • Jim and Dr. Caulfield waved goodbye to Peter Bray and both men said they were honoured to have been the first people to see Peter Bray paddle his last fifty yards in water and walk his first hundred yards on land.
    2. 1.2 (of bird or other animal) swim with short fast strokes.
      （鸟类或其他动物）游水
      the swan paddled away

      天鹅游走了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘They swam in the same rivers and streams that dinosaurs paddled in,’ he said.
      • The video was looped, so that every few minutes the shadows passed by again and the ducks paddled across the canvas.
      • She tried to paddle with her hooves, but only managed to spin around in a tight circle.
      • There were no swans to paddle around on top of a mirror.
      • It's not surprising that every morning when the tide is high, the local swans paddle by in search of some home-baked bread.
      • Indeed, two adults with four little fuzzy yellow goslings were paddling around near the observation deck.
      • Sure enough, the turtles paddled in different directions when exposed to different magnetic fields.
      • At that moment a duck paddled near, and overhearing this, she laughed.
      • We crossed a bridge over the Entrance Lake, where wild ducks paddled fearlessly and a very life-like statue of Sir Peter Scott stood gazing down at two bronze swans in the water.
      • The woman, boating three miles off of the Gulf of Mexico, found this little kitten paddling furiously and meowing loudly.
      • As he stood up, he saw the creature paddling along by the pier.
      • There is much more wildlife everywhere, many kinds of ducks and waterfowl, paddling by the window of this houseboat at eye level.
      • Guided by instinct, he paddled with his forepaws.
      • You're very likely to spot some turtles paddling about.
      • The pond was filled with wildlife, as there were red and yellow goldfish swimming about, ducks paddling about on the surface, meddling with the herons.
      • Cassidy crouched down by the water and grinned at the comical looking ducks as they paddled and preened themselves in the clear crystal water.
      • Cypress trunk flutings and druidlike knees rise everywhere, and mud turtles paddle clumsily through the talmin-mirrored waters.
      • There is usually a duck pond there and our ducks are paddling around having a lovely time.
      • Nine inches long and screaming at the top of its lungs, the cat was paddling furiously.
      • Releasing the birds, inspector Martyn Fletcher was filled with pride as he watched the graceful creatures paddle into the distance but it was a different story four days earlier.

  • 2North American informal with object Beat (someone) with a paddle as a punishment.

    〈非正式，主北美〉（用刑杖）鞭打

    ask the mother if she minds the offspring getting paddled from time to time

    问问那位母亲是否在乎孩子们不时地挨打受罚。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You were paddled in school, and you were occasionally, as you put it, ‘whipped by [your] daddy.’
    • They paddle each other; they paddle evil-doers they capture; really the only person they never get to spank is Wonder Woman herself.
    • Finally, on the sixth hole, I went over to Nick and jokingly said, ‘Somebody must have paddled you with one of those when you were a kid.’

Phrases

  • paddle one's own canoe

    • informal Be independent and self-sufficient.

      〈非正式〉靠自己的力量，自力更生

      she plunged into work, she'd got to paddle her own canoe
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a single parent in the 80s, working full time and paying for childcare, paddling my own canoe, could I possibly ask Gina Waite to sent me a form so I could apply for ‘back pamper pay’?
      • Following my Dad's advice to ‘Love many, trust a few and always paddle your own canoe,’ I'm Warwick Hadfield.
      • Well in 1986 we lost our resident parish priest and so we had to start from there to paddle our own canoe so to speak.
      • In any case, neither three months nor 10 months is a terribly long period of time, and this girl does not exactly inspire trust, so Prudie suggests you leave her to paddle her own canoe, as it were.
      • If there is any such thing as justice the county councillors will row in behind us on this one, but if not then we are going to have to go and paddle our own canoe all the way to the Boundary Commission.
      • We received very little guidance from the head office of the DM, which had no form of constitution for branches, and we have very largely paddled our own canoe.
      • With a film in the Toronto International Film Festival, television projects in the works and the play Matt & Ben opening next month, this is a Canadian company that paddles its own canoe.
      • It seems, it doesn't hurt to take time out to paddle your own canoe.
      • ‘K.B. has to paddle his own canoe,’ Rooney says.

Derivatives

  • paddler

    • noun
    • Running into a sweeper will push a canoe over or could push and hold the paddler below the surface of the water.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A Paddler’s Guide presents a rating system for each route that includes possible hazards, navigational challenges, potential wind and tidal influences, overall mileage and paddling time, and a running description of both physical and cultural landmarks along the way.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th century.

Rhymes

addle, saddle, skedaddle, staddle, straddle

paddle2

verb ˈpad(ə)lˈpædl
[no object]

  • 1Walk with bare feet in shallow water.

    在浅水中赤脚行走

    the children paddled at the water's edge

    孩子们赤着脚在水边走。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fountain exerts a hypnotic influence on children who are irresistibly drawn to remove their shoes and socks and go paddling in the water.
    • Her biggest fear, it has recently been revealed, is paddling in shallow water.
    • The public has been advised not to swim or paddle in areas where algal scums are present and fishermen have been urged to avoid contact with water in areas where the algal scum is present.
    • As Max paddled in a shallow swimming pool, he slipped and fell under water for a matter of moments, before his father lifted him out.
    • Is it really the role of design to prevent kids paddling in shallow water, protecting them without engendering a sense of responsibility for their actions in either the children or their parents?
    • It's worth the hike - the scenery is fantastic and your final destination has a pretty beach to escape from your shoes and paddle.
    • Most people only paddle in the water there, which is perfectly safe.
    • They were also urging people to avoid contact with contaminated water and stop children paddling in it because it could cause illnesses such as gastroenteritis and Hepatitis A.
    • Thigh-high boots can be rented for serious gorge wading, or you can just paddle in the cool, refreshing waters.
    • As a result of tests taken by the complainants The South Eastern health Board recommended that signs be erected warning people not to bathe, paddle or wash utensils in the river at the Cove.
    • The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
    • A great deal of splashing, paddling and sheer determination was evident as children swam their way to a staggering 83,380 baht in raised sponsorship money!
    • Next, she led me to the entrance proper, where we paddled through a shallow pool to cleanse our feet.
    • The youngster, who could not swim, was paddling in shallow water while three friends were swimming.
    • Here, you can laze on a beach lounger attended to by courteous, but discreet, staff, or paddle or swim in the tepid turquoise water.
    • People have come down to the water's edge to walk and paddle - seeking relief after the day's heat.
    • I sat under a lemon tree with two of my oldest and dearest friends while the kids paddled in the wading pool and drove plastic cars around the yard.
    • Ball games were arranged and the pupils were allowed to go paddling but not swimming.
    • The £3.6m fountain in Hyde Park, London, was closed on July 22 after people slipped and were injured while paddling in the water.
    • We took off our shoes, paddled in the water, made sand castles, collected sticks and shells, and examined the dead jellyfish washed up on the shore.
    Synonyms
    splash about, wade
    dabble, slop, squelch
    1. 1.1 Dabble the feet or hands in water.
      （用脚或手）玩水
      Peter paddled idly in the water with his fingers

      彼得无聊地用手指嬉水。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Aligore simply dipped one of his large paws into the water and began paddling.
      • Two young girls - 11 or 12-walked to the water's edge and enjoyed paddling their feet.
      • ‘Aye,’ agreed Lyenda, paddling her hand on the clean water, watching the rippling waves that she had made.
      • But enemies you don't know are far more of a threat than those you do, and when paddling in alien waters, you have to be careful or else you might find your toes nipped by a school of feisty piranha.
      • I watched as he watched his feet making small paddling movements along the water.
noun ˈpad(ə)lˈpædl
British

  • An act of walking with bare feet in shallow water.

    在浅水中赤脚行走

    I went for a paddle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People passing by the war memorial gates in Malmesbury needs to wear Wellington boots or be prepared to go for a paddle.
    • Joe had a paddle and Maggie dipped her feet into the children's paddling pool.
    • If you're by the sea, feel the sand between your toes and go for a paddle or swim.
    • The beach at low tide stretches so far that to go for a paddle you must patter for a quarter of an hour across the stripy rippled sand, hardened by the retreating tide.
    • While the more adventurous, or foolhardy, jumped over the waterfalls, I went for a quick paddle to soothe my aching feet.
    • And in the summer the otherwise icy Baltic Sea warms up nicely to allow even the most timid to have a paddle.
    • Cool down your toddler this summer by taking them for a paddle.
    • It's one of the loveliest walks in the Lakes with shingle beaches where you can have a paddle and watch the yachts sail gracefully by or feed the birds on the lake.
    • Here, the path runs beside the river, which often tempts children in for a paddle.
    • We parked surprisingly easily, and walked down steep steps to the beach, a mixture of sand and rock, for a paddle and a dig in the sand.
    • The rectangular lake looked a bit murky, and the spray from the fountain was quite fierce, but cooling off with a paddle in the cascade seemed just the ticket.
    • Otherwise it's an undemanding walk or paddle between bays in one of the most beautiful and protected parts of New Zealand.
    • After lunch we went for a play on the sands and a paddle in the sea.
    • But the tide is set to come in a little later this year, so Mr Cooper is expecting a few more startled passers-by when they have a paddle at about 11 am.
    • Only an attack by a voracious swarm of midges then spoilt a leisurely paddle under a warm, summer sun on a perfect, windless day.
    • Just as well it was cold, for otherwise she'd have stepped in for a paddle.
    • The river is relatively wide here and it is a pleasant spot for lunch and a paddle.
    • Whether it be a well-wrapped walk on Christmas morning, or a barefoot paddle at the height of summer, the Back Strand at Streedagh is the place I visit most when at home.
    • I'm going to take my cozzie up to the Hebrides when I go on holiday later this week, but the weather's supposed to be turning, so I'm not confident that I'll be able to go for more than an extended paddle.
    • The stretch of path from town in the Keighley Road direction after rain is bad unless you are wearing Wellingtons or don't mind a paddle.

Derivatives

  • paddler

    • noun
    • A dragon-boat ranges from 50 to 100 feet in length, with a beam of about five and a half feet, accommodating paddlers sitting side by side.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She's one of the best female paddlers in the world.
      • Although most members of the team are beginners, we have eight core members who are experienced paddlers.
      • A spear is lit from the fire and hurled across the lake, where a fireball erupts and two paddlers in a torch-laden canoe make an impressive entrance.
      • We are now looking for paddlers to come forth and register for this year's event.

Origin

Mid 16th century: of obscure origin; compare with Low German paddeln 'tramp about'; the association with water remains unexplained.

noun.1
phr.
verb.1

paddle1

nounˈpædlˈpadl

  • 1A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used without an oarlock to move a small boat or canoe through the water.

    短桨；桨

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the preferred stroke of Phelps, a man with a 6ft 7in armspan, hands like canoe paddles and an ability to fly through water, was yet to come.
    • One of the most unusual yet innovative section award winners came from the Shearwater Team, who developed a canoe paddle based on the bio-mechanical properties of a bird's foot.
    • With a stroke of the paddle the Canadian canoe glides successfully through the last of the rapids and out onto a huge pool.
    • The paddles dipped into the water and the canoe pushed into the opening to the sewer.
    • Canoe Polo is a swimming pool-based sport played in a short, stable canoe using manoeuvrable polo paddles.
    • The piece incorporates some of the images and experiences of Essadiqi's river adventures, as dancers interact with large floating wooden poles that represent paddles.
    • As the two little craft pulled through the Gap, Guardian received a salute of raised paddles from the canoe, the tender lifting its oars on the gunwales for one stroke before resuming its rhythm.
    • The steady dip and sweep of canoe paddles in the calm water is mesmerizing.
    • As they walked and sang, they moved the paddles up and down imitating the movement of a racing canoe and giving a magnificent display of colour.
    • When forward paddling, slice your paddle into the water in front of you and pull it toward your hip like you're trying to retrieve a leaf on the surface.
    • He swept his paddle over the water, indicating the whole lot.
    • Under a blanket of darkness, we set off in our twin-hulled craft, paddles slapping at the water, as Nitish sang devotional songs.
    • Telli gave one last stroke on his paddle as they moved out of the shade of the trees into bright sunlight, then stopped, leaving the canoe gliding on through glassy calm water.
    • It was so big that Newman had to use a canoe paddle from his river boat to stir it.
    • The oldest such finds, including wooden canoes and paddles, come from northern Europe and date to at most 9,000 years ago.
    • At the crack of dawn, as you slice through the calm river with quiet paddle strokes, your canoe glides upstream through a bank of fog that will slowly burn off with each cast of your fishing rod.
    • There were four paddles inside the canoe, and the four soldiers each took one.
    • The Pemon also make wooden dugout and bark canoes, paddles, and bows, and they weave hammocks and baby carriers.
    • I let the canoe drift with the current, trailing my paddle in the mocha-colored water.
    • As they arrive at the village the night before a race, or line up the canoes at the beginning of the race, the paddlers sing songs and move their paddles up and down, giving a sumptuous display of colour and movement.
    Synonyms
    oar, scull, sweep, blade, spoon, spade
    1. 1.1 An act of using a paddle in a boat.
      划桨
      a gentle paddle on sluggish water

      在缓缓流水中轻轻地划桨。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first stage is a 52 km paddle that is expected to take six to 12 hours.
      • The event called the Mars Challenge, comprised of a demanding 20 km run, 78 km cycle and a 32 km kayak paddle.
      • A typical morning workout consists of a 12-kilometer paddle, a 10k run, and weight training.
      • There are some interesting features (previously unknown) on this new route such as a fresh water pool which will no doubt become a favorite spot for a swim or paddle.
      • After dinner and some fly casting tuition from Barry, Dan and I take a canoe out for a paddle on the wetland.
      • Launch at Hana Bay for a short paddle around tranquil waters and surrounding coves.
      • The pool is a great place for a swim, paddle or just to sit beside and enjoy the ripple of the water.
    2. 1.2North American A short-handled bat used in various ball games, especially table tennis.
      （尤指乒乓球的）球拍
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Buy toys, like Frisbees, kites, or sports equipment such as Velcro paddles and tennis balls.
      • He had a small red ball, the kind that at one time had been attached to a wooden paddle by a rubber string.
      • During that time, Nebulon continued to whack the small, pink rubber ball against the wooden paddle.
      • Indeed, some glues used on paddles, as they are commonly known, are banned in international competition because they can make the ball travel up to 30 mph faster than usual.
      • One type of paddle ball uses a heavy two-pound (one-kilogram) ball and appropriately large paddles with spikes.
      • Yes, the paddle is allowed to block the ball and you can bump the ball forward to the direction you wish to travel, but you're not allowed to take a swing at it, you're not allowed to treat it like a cricket bat.
      • Over the years, Peet has seen the game increase in speed, the players increase in size, briefcases replace wallets, and paddles replace goalie sticks.
      • Kiara stuck her nose up in the air and marched past him, uncovering the ping-pong table along with its paddles and balls.
      • André was interested in all sports, whether they involved balls, pucks, paddles or pedals.
      • Each half is 10 minutes and the aim of the game is to score goals using the paddles or the hand.
    3. 1.3 A paddle-shaped instrument used for mixing food or for stirring or mixing in industrial processes.
      扁平搅拌棒；搅拌桨，叶片
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The person behind the counter slaps a scoop of ice cream onto a chilled marble slab, throws some cookie crumbs or chopped nuts on top, and mixes the whole thing together using flat paddles.
      • For the rose petal cream: In bowl of food processor fitted with paddle, cream buttercream and butter until fluffy.
      • An old fashioned metal ice cream scoop or a flat metal paddle scoop works well to clean out the inside of a pumpkin.
      • Add this to the batter and mix just until smooth - a few turns of the paddle should do it.
    4. 1.4
      another term for peel
    5. 1.5North American informal A paddle-shaped instrument used for administering corporal punishment.
      扁平搅拌棒；搅拌桨，叶片
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Until then the Bradford Christian School, founded in Idle in 1993, had used a paddle or wooden ruler to discipline children.
      • Oklahoma school administrators say that while corporal punishment remains legal in the state, they rarely reach for the paddle.
      • The paddles turned out to be harmless slapsticks, with holes through the actual paddle part so they could cause a loud slapping noise without hurting.
    6. 1.6 Each of the boards fitted around the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel.
      轮叶
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The "Willamette Queen" was designed as a scaled down likeness of the former Mississippi and Yukon Territory Riverboats with paddles that really do propel her.
      • The vessel has a split stern wheel and each is run by a twin diesel engine that powers hydraulic motors which turn the paddles.
    7. 1.7 A flat array of solar cells projecting from a spacecraft.
      （飞船上伸出的）太阳能电池板
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Nimbus-7 weighs 965 kilograms, is 3.04 meters tall, 1.52 meters in diameter at the base and 3.96 meters wide with solar paddles fully extended.
      • Duplicate solar paddles complete the configuration, which is similar to an ocean buoy's.
    8. 1.8 The fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird.
      鳍状前肢
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Their wing bones are fused into a stiff paddle that enables them to hover at a bloom while drinking.
      • It appears from their architecture that the entire distal limb, not just the hands and feet, was used as a paddle.
      • The limbs are modified to form large, relatively rigid paddles.
      • Swimming crabs can easily be recognized by the fact that their hindmost legs have developed into ‘swimmerets’, paddle shaped at the ends so that they can be used for propulsion.
      • Those on land have short sturdy legs, while those living in marine environments possess powerful flippers, or paddles, for swimming.
      • The forelimbs and hindlimbs are transformed into paddles.
      • Unlike other marine reptiles, Plesiosaurs have relatively small tails, but large and powerful paddles, so it is assumed that the latter were used in creating thrust.
      • Some of the most frequent gross morphological adaptations to an aquatic lifestyle include the modifications of limbs into paddles and the elongation and lateral flattening of the tail.
      • The legs were semi-flattened to serve as paddles, but the hips and shoulders were still powerful and functional enough to provide support on land.
    9. 1.9Medicine A plastic-covered electrode used in cardiac stimulation.
      〔医〕（心脏起搏用的）电极棒
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You may have seen TV shows in which a hospital worker or paramedic ‘shocks’ an unconscious person out of cardiac arrest with a pair of electrified paddles.
      • Tia closed her eyes as the doctor pressed the paddles onto her mother's body.
      • Kate saw Stephen's body jerk as they administered the paddles to his bare chest.
      • During activation the paddle is thought to move into a more upright position, displacing charge through the membrane.
      • Holding the paddles, Donna looks over at the heart monitor.
    10. 1.10
      short for bidding paddle
verbˈpædlˈpadl

  • 1no object, with adverbial of direction Move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.

    划桨行进

    he paddled along the coast

    他沿着海岸划着。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was good to stroke and paddle through the endless sea green of Emerald Bay.
    • My dad got me started paddling along with the help of one of my really good friend Jesse Lakes who for my first six years boating has helped me get into my drytop and put my spray skirt on the boat for me.
    • Very likely the Abenakis paddled along the Merrimac River for a stretch of the expedition.
    • The navy rowers paddled with Rattapphumi from Sattahip along the coast to Bang Chang and Rayong before saying goodbye and allowing Rattapphumi to complete his journey.
    • Unless some other canoe is in sight, one paddles along with a sense of solitude amid the mountains and the woods.
    • Days pass in adventure, paddling in dugout canoes or hiking through the rainforest with a guide from the village who points out leaves used to poison fish, or to make a maiden love you, and roots to enlarge your manhood.
    • Take a small boat or canoe and paddle around for a few hours.
    • There was little current here, and the canoe cut easily through the water as Telli paddled on upstream.
    • So, fifteen minutes later, Tor, Spencer, John, and Wolf were paddling out onto the lake in a canoe.
    • Huck runs back to the canoe and paddles back to Jim in the cavern.
    • The beaches are among the world's finest, with soft, silver sand and water so clear you can spot rays and swordfish while paddling along the shore.
    • In May they will paddle away from the coast of Japan at the start of a 5,000-mile row across the Pacific to America.
    • After a terrific downpour, the storm is over as quickly as it began, and we return to paddling along the lake, although now a chilly wind has sprung up, which if nothing else succeeds in getting me to paddle a bit more earnestly.
    • Elizabeth paddled around in the boat all morning, looking for any work she could find.
    • Swept along, we paddled furiously to miss the many boulders that appeared in front of us.
    • If you want to get fit and be healthy on vacation, you can swim, paddle, surf, or run to your heart's content.
    • The crew of nine paddled out on smaller boats in order to reach the island.
    • Whenever she had the opportunity, she would go down to the water, unstrap her canoe, and paddle out to a likely spot to do some fishing.
    • The coast is enshrouded with fog - out of the fog there is this lobster boat, and we paddled up to it.
    • Pablo Nuñez Perez, a Kuna who married an English girl and lived in England for seven years, paddled out in a dugout canoe (called an ulu) to welcome us.
    Synonyms
    row gently, pull, scull
    1. 1.1with object Propel (a small boat or canoe) with a paddle or paddles.
      用桨划（小船，独木舟）
      he was teaching trainees to paddle canoes

      他正在教受训者划独木舟。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Finally, they think they've made it to Cairo; they plan on waiting until dark to paddle the canoe upstream.
      • On many of its waterways a visitor can paddle a canoe for days without hearing the din of an outboard engine, or even the whisper of another human voice.
      • Teamwork is essential in order to succeed in a competition that combines the skill of paddling a canoe with the precision required in rowing.
      • There they could see the waters surrounding their land, and they could watch the village warriors paddling their canoes out to sea.
      • Essentially, this event comprises of learning how to either handle your own kayak or to paddle a canoe with a friend.
      • Whether your idea of fun is kayaking down a sheer-drop waterfall or paddling your canoe up a gentle creek a new book is likely to become your bible.
      • There are songs about fishing, planting, and how to use a hoe, paddle a canoe, or pound manioc with a giant mortar and pestle.
      • There will be lots of excitement as 16 member teams paddle colorful wooden boats.
      • It's like paddling a canoe across that lake; it takes time to get there.
      • They reach the last leg where they paddle their canoes to the finish line.
      • Her father still lives there, and it's where she has spent many a summer learning to paddle outrigger canoes and surf waves.
      • In the Kamoro area, canoes are mostly paddled while standing.
      • Now here I am, heroically paddling a canoe through the same rapids.
      • I paddled a canoe about a kilometer away and dived into the water.
      • The last time I did it, I was paddling a canoe, overtaking some innocent lake users, dressed as a pirate with half a flask of rum in my belly.
      • The camera pans back further to reveal that he cannot paddle his canoe because he is surrounded by old television sets in disrepair.
      • Kingston Crown Court in Surrey heard how the former soldier left his home in a remote part of the Isle of Skye, paddled his canoe to the mainland and caught a bus to London.
      • Tourists paddle canoes and kayaks, swim and pursue elusive trout in these waters.
      • Either someone can paddle a canoe, or they can't.
      • He and two of his friends paddled homemade canoes from St. Paul, Minn., to Davenport, Iowa, mapping the river en route.
    2. 1.2with object Travel along (a stretch of water) by paddling.
      在…上划船
      I had paddled the river through other hot July spells
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You might think paddling the outer coastline of BC to get some time alone to game might be extreme, but hey, it's one component in a pretty sweet package out there at the edge of the world.
      • I can be found somewhere between Atlanta and DC riding a trail or paddling a river.
      • It was a nice treat to be paddling such a smooth section of the river, granted we would pass through some class II rapids, but for the most part just beautiful scenery.
      • Their company was a warming experience and well worth a picture, as we paddled the last stretch of our journey.
      • Murphy is definitely paddling uncharted waters in Rapid City.
      • Some paragliding pilots liken their sport to paddling a Class V river while blindfolded.
      • Jim and Dr. Caulfield waved goodbye to Peter Bray and both men said they were honoured to have been the first people to see Peter Bray paddle his last fifty yards in water and walk his first hundred yards on land.
      • Chris's café has sponsored its own canoe and some of her staff are planning to take it in turns to paddle the 100 km from Lismore to Ballina.
      • The long haul to Fort William, with difficult winds and current between the Scottish islands, took nearly 42 hours, but they arrived third despite paddling the last few kilometres to the finish.
      • Somewhere near Healdsburg, 70 miles north of San Francisco, I'm paddling south on the Russian River.
      • David Kendall is an accomplished white-water navigator who recently paddled the upper Ottawa River in Canada.
      • ‘I like paddling the tight, technical rivers you find at altitude,’ he says.
      • In hand-hewn boats, these brave seafarers paddled their way from distant shores, traversing thousands of kilometres of open sea.
      • When this system was specified in the late 1980s, the ADF was paddling uncharted waters as there was no comparable system in service in any navy.
      • He led me to want to paddle many of the northern rivers that I've ended up paddling.
      • Only a handful of people have ever paddled this river.
      • We are both members of Edinburgh Kayak Club and have paddled many of the more challenging whitewater rivers in Scotland, such as the Orchy, the Etive, the Bran, and even the legendary Falls of Lora.
      • While he paddled with me, I essentially paddled the entire distance myself.
      • My nine-year-old, Sam, is somewhere in that poncho, paddling a zig-zagging course between the vine-cloaked banks of the quiet waterway.
      • Verne Huser steers his canoe past a cottonwood snag with the ease of a man who has paddled Western rivers for five decades.
    3. 1.3 (of bird or other animal) swim with short fast strokes.
      （鸟类或其他动物）游水
      the swan paddled away

      天鹅游走了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The pond was filled with wildlife, as there were red and yellow goldfish swimming about, ducks paddling about on the surface, meddling with the herons.
      • It's not surprising that every morning when the tide is high, the local swans paddle by in search of some home-baked bread.
      • Sure enough, the turtles paddled in different directions when exposed to different magnetic fields.
      • The video was looped, so that every few minutes the shadows passed by again and the ducks paddled across the canvas.
      • There is much more wildlife everywhere, many kinds of ducks and waterfowl, paddling by the window of this houseboat at eye level.
      • We crossed a bridge over the Entrance Lake, where wild ducks paddled fearlessly and a very life-like statue of Sir Peter Scott stood gazing down at two bronze swans in the water.
      • She tried to paddle with her hooves, but only managed to spin around in a tight circle.
      • ‘They swam in the same rivers and streams that dinosaurs paddled in,’ he said.
      • Cypress trunk flutings and druidlike knees rise everywhere, and mud turtles paddle clumsily through the talmin-mirrored waters.
      • Indeed, two adults with four little fuzzy yellow goslings were paddling around near the observation deck.
      • Releasing the birds, inspector Martyn Fletcher was filled with pride as he watched the graceful creatures paddle into the distance but it was a different story four days earlier.
      • There is usually a duck pond there and our ducks are paddling around having a lovely time.
      • You're very likely to spot some turtles paddling about.
      • Cassidy crouched down by the water and grinned at the comical looking ducks as they paddled and preened themselves in the clear crystal water.
      • The woman, boating three miles off of the Gulf of Mexico, found this little kitten paddling furiously and meowing loudly.
      • As he stood up, he saw the creature paddling along by the pier.
      • There were no swans to paddle around on top of a mirror.
      • At that moment a duck paddled near, and overhearing this, she laughed.
      • Nine inches long and screaming at the top of its lungs, the cat was paddling furiously.
      • Guided by instinct, he paddled with his forepaws.

  • 2North American informal with object Beat (someone) with a paddle as a punishment.

    〈非正式，主北美〉（用刑杖）鞭打

    he was firm in his conviction that his children would never be paddled
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You were paddled in school, and you were occasionally, as you put it, ‘whipped by [your] daddy.’
    • Finally, on the sixth hole, I went over to Nick and jokingly said, ‘Somebody must have paddled you with one of those when you were a kid.’
    • They paddle each other; they paddle evil-doers they capture; really the only person they never get to spank is Wonder Woman herself.

Phrases

  • paddle one's own canoe

    • informal Be independent and self-sufficient.

      〈非正式〉靠自己的力量，自力更生

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘K.B. has to paddle his own canoe,’ Rooney says.
      • We received very little guidance from the head office of the DM, which had no form of constitution for branches, and we have very largely paddled our own canoe.
      • It seems, it doesn't hurt to take time out to paddle your own canoe.
      • Following my Dad's advice to ‘Love many, trust a few and always paddle your own canoe,’ I'm Warwick Hadfield.
      • In any case, neither three months nor 10 months is a terribly long period of time, and this girl does not exactly inspire trust, so Prudie suggests you leave her to paddle her own canoe, as it were.
      • With a film in the Toronto International Film Festival, television projects in the works and the play Matt & Ben opening next month, this is a Canadian company that paddles its own canoe.
      • As a single parent in the 80s, working full time and paying for childcare, paddling my own canoe, could I possibly ask Gina Waite to sent me a form so I could apply for ‘back pamper pay’?
      • If there is any such thing as justice the county councillors will row in behind us on this one, but if not then we are going to have to go and paddle our own canoe all the way to the Boundary Commission.
      • Well in 1986 we lost our resident parish priest and so we had to start from there to paddle our own canoe so to speak.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th century.

paddle2

verbˈpædlˈpadl
[no object]

  • 1Walk with bare feet in shallow water.

    在浅水中赤脚行走

    the children paddled at the water's edge

    孩子们赤着脚在水边走。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Is it really the role of design to prevent kids paddling in shallow water, protecting them without engendering a sense of responsibility for their actions in either the children or their parents?
    • Her biggest fear, it has recently been revealed, is paddling in shallow water.
    • We took off our shoes, paddled in the water, made sand castles, collected sticks and shells, and examined the dead jellyfish washed up on the shore.
    • Here, you can laze on a beach lounger attended to by courteous, but discreet, staff, or paddle or swim in the tepid turquoise water.
    • The youngster, who could not swim, was paddling in shallow water while three friends were swimming.
    • A great deal of splashing, paddling and sheer determination was evident as children swam their way to a staggering 83,380 baht in raised sponsorship money!
    • The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
    • The fountain exerts a hypnotic influence on children who are irresistibly drawn to remove their shoes and socks and go paddling in the water.
    • Most people only paddle in the water there, which is perfectly safe.
    • As a result of tests taken by the complainants The South Eastern health Board recommended that signs be erected warning people not to bathe, paddle or wash utensils in the river at the Cove.
    • The £3.6m fountain in Hyde Park, London, was closed on July 22 after people slipped and were injured while paddling in the water.
    • I sat under a lemon tree with two of my oldest and dearest friends while the kids paddled in the wading pool and drove plastic cars around the yard.
    • People have come down to the water's edge to walk and paddle - seeking relief after the day's heat.
    • Thigh-high boots can be rented for serious gorge wading, or you can just paddle in the cool, refreshing waters.
    • It's worth the hike - the scenery is fantastic and your final destination has a pretty beach to escape from your shoes and paddle.
    • Next, she led me to the entrance proper, where we paddled through a shallow pool to cleanse our feet.
    • Ball games were arranged and the pupils were allowed to go paddling but not swimming.
    • The public has been advised not to swim or paddle in areas where algal scums are present and fishermen have been urged to avoid contact with water in areas where the algal scum is present.
    • As Max paddled in a shallow swimming pool, he slipped and fell under water for a matter of moments, before his father lifted him out.
    • They were also urging people to avoid contact with contaminated water and stop children paddling in it because it could cause illnesses such as gastroenteritis and Hepatitis A.
    Synonyms
    splash about, wade
    1. 1.1 Dabble the feet or hands in water.
      （用脚或手）玩水
      Peter paddled idly in the water with his fingers

      彼得无聊地用手指嬉水。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Two young girls - 11 or 12-walked to the water's edge and enjoyed paddling their feet.
      • But enemies you don't know are far more of a threat than those you do, and when paddling in alien waters, you have to be careful or else you might find your toes nipped by a school of feisty piranha.
      • Aligore simply dipped one of his large paws into the water and began paddling.
      • ‘Aye,’ agreed Lyenda, paddling her hand on the clean water, watching the rippling waves that she had made.
      • I watched as he watched his feet making small paddling movements along the water.
nounˈpædlˈpadl
British

  • An act of walking with bare feet in shallow water.

    在浅水中赤脚行走

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The stretch of path from town in the Keighley Road direction after rain is bad unless you are wearing Wellingtons or don't mind a paddle.
    • Just as well it was cold, for otherwise she'd have stepped in for a paddle.
    • The river is relatively wide here and it is a pleasant spot for lunch and a paddle.
    • People passing by the war memorial gates in Malmesbury needs to wear Wellington boots or be prepared to go for a paddle.
    • We parked surprisingly easily, and walked down steep steps to the beach, a mixture of sand and rock, for a paddle and a dig in the sand.
    • Joe had a paddle and Maggie dipped her feet into the children's paddling pool.
    • I'm going to take my cozzie up to the Hebrides when I go on holiday later this week, but the weather's supposed to be turning, so I'm not confident that I'll be able to go for more than an extended paddle.
    • While the more adventurous, or foolhardy, jumped over the waterfalls, I went for a quick paddle to soothe my aching feet.
    • And in the summer the otherwise icy Baltic Sea warms up nicely to allow even the most timid to have a paddle.
    • Cool down your toddler this summer by taking them for a paddle.
    • Here, the path runs beside the river, which often tempts children in for a paddle.
    • The beach at low tide stretches so far that to go for a paddle you must patter for a quarter of an hour across the stripy rippled sand, hardened by the retreating tide.
    • It's one of the loveliest walks in the Lakes with shingle beaches where you can have a paddle and watch the yachts sail gracefully by or feed the birds on the lake.
    • The rectangular lake looked a bit murky, and the spray from the fountain was quite fierce, but cooling off with a paddle in the cascade seemed just the ticket.
    • But the tide is set to come in a little later this year, so Mr Cooper is expecting a few more startled passers-by when they have a paddle at about 11 am.
    • If you're by the sea, feel the sand between your toes and go for a paddle or swim.
    • Otherwise it's an undemanding walk or paddle between bays in one of the most beautiful and protected parts of New Zealand.
    • Only an attack by a voracious swarm of midges then spoilt a leisurely paddle under a warm, summer sun on a perfect, windless day.
    • Whether it be a well-wrapped walk on Christmas morning, or a barefoot paddle at the height of summer, the Back Strand at Streedagh is the place I visit most when at home.
    • After lunch we went for a play on the sands and a paddle in the sea.

Origin

Mid 16th century: of obscure origin; compare with Low German paddeln ‘tramp about’; the association with water remains unexplained.

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