a canoe
canoe 作可数名词，意为独木舟。
He paddled a canoe across the lake.
他划着独木舟穿过了湖。
独木舟；轻舟
canoes — plural of canoe
小而轻的船；两端尖；用桨划动；轮盘赌挡板
a small, light boat that is pointed at both ends and moved using a paddle
独木舟
A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
小而轻的船；两端尖；用桨划动
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
轮盘赌挡板
Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
We paddled the canoe across the calm lake.
我们划着独木舟穿过平静的湖面。
用法提示：此处canoe为名词，表示独木舟。
They plan to canoe down the river next weekend.
他们计划下周末划独木舟顺流而下。
用法提示：此处canoe为动词原形，表示划独木舟的动作。
He enjoys canoeing in the summer.
他喜欢在夏天划独木舟。
用法提示：此处canoeing为动名词，表示划独木舟的活动。
canoe 作可数名词，意为独木舟。
He paddled a canoe across the lake.
他划着独木舟穿过了湖。
go canoeing 表示“去划独木舟”这一活动。
We went canoeing on the river last weekend.
上个周末我们去河里划独木舟了。
canoe 作动词时，常接表示方位或地点的状语。
They canoed down the stream for two hours.
他们沿着小溪划了两个小时的独木舟。
paddle 与 canoe 搭配，表示用桨划船。
She learned how to paddle a canoe properly.
她学会了如何正确划独木舟。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought canoe yesterday.
正确表达He bought a canoe yesterday.
汉语缺少冠词，学习者常漏掉不定冠词。canoe是可数名词单数，前面必须加a。
grammar · medium
易错句子They went to canoe in the lake.
正确表达They went canoeing in the lake.
表达“去划独木舟”应用go + V-ing结构，而非go to + 动词原形。go canoeing是固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has two canoe in her garage.
正确表达She has two canoes in her garage.
可数名词复数要加s。two修饰可数名词时，必须用复数形式canoes。
与独木舟相对的大型船只，一般有动力
Canoe（独木舟）是敞开的，用单桨划行；kayak（皮划艇）是封闭的，用双桨划行。
划独木舟
We rented a canoe and paddled around the lake.
我们租了一条独木舟，在湖上划了一圈。
独木舟之旅
They went on a canoe trip down the river.
他们沿着河进行了一次独木舟之旅。
去划独木舟
Let's go canoeing this weekend.
我们这个周末去划独木舟吧。
划独木舟顺流而下
They canoed down the river for three days.
他们花了三天时间划独木舟顺流而下。
划独木舟横渡
She canoed across the lake in an hour.
她花了一小时划独木舟横渡了湖。
自食其力；独立自主
After college, he decided to paddle his own canoe and start a business.
大学毕业后，他决定自食其力，创办一家企业。
同舟共济；处境相同
We are all in the same canoe when it comes to the budget cuts.
在预算削减问题上，我们大家都处于相同的境地。
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