paddle
英 ['pæd(ə)l]
美 ['pædl]
- n. 划桨；明轮翼
- vt. 拌；搅；用桨划
- vi. 划桨；戏水；涉水
CET6+ TEM4 IELTS 考 研
1. ped- "foot" => peddle => peddler.
2. pad => paddle => paddler.
paddle 船桨，划船来自拉丁语padela,小铲子，进一步来自patella,小盘子，来自patina的小词形式，词源同pan,patella.后引申词义船桨。
paddle 蹚水，踩水来自pad,蹚水，-le,表反复。
- paddle (n.)
- c. 1400, padell "small spade," from Medieval Latin padela, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin patella "small pan, little dish, plate," diminutive of patina (see pan (n.)).
Meaning "short oar with a wide blade" is from 1620s. As an instrument used for beating clothes (and slaves, and schoolboys), it is recorded from 1828, American English. Paddle-ball attested from 1935. - paddle (v.1)
- "to dabble, wade in water," 1520s, probably cognate with Low German paddeln "tramp about," frequentative of padjen "to tramp, to run in short steps," from pad (v.). Related: Paddled; paddling. Meaning "to move in water by means of paddles" is a different word (see paddle (v.3)).
- paddle (v.2)
- "to beat with a paddle, spank," 1856, from paddle (n.). Related: Paddled; paddling.
- paddle (v.3)
- "to move in water by means of paddles," 1670s, from paddle (n.). To paddle one's (own) canoe "do for oneself" is from 1828.
- 1. We might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle.
- 我们也许可以用桨把自己推过去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ruth enjoyed her paddle.
- 露丝玩水玩得很开心。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Wear sandals when you paddle.
- 玩水的时候穿上凉鞋。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Let's go for a paddle.
- 咱们去玩水吧。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Each man had a paddle for an hour and then a rest.
- 每个人划了一小时桨,然后休息.
来自《简明英汉词典》
