Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #10365
paddle
用桨划；用桨推进
To propel a boat or other craft through water using a paddle, oars, or hands.
- 1.
To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
用桨、手等在水中推进。
- 2.
To dog paddle in water.
以狗刨式游泳。
- 3.
To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
不全力地划船。
- 4.
To toddle.
蹒跚行走。
- 5.
To spank with a paddle.
用桨板打屁股。
- 6.
To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
亲热地或轻柔地轻拍或抚摸。
- 7.
To tread upon; to trample.
踩踏；践踏。
狗刨式游泳；不全力地划船；蹒跚行走；用木板打屁股；轻拍；抚摸
In use
They paddled the wooden boat to the small island.
She paddles slowly along the quiet river every morning.
We were paddling against the strong current and made little progress.
paddle [a boat/canoe]
paddle 作及物动词，宾语常为小船类名词。
She paddled the canoe along the coast.
她划着独木舟沿海岸而行。
paddle [across/down/along] [water body]
此处 paddle 为不及物动词，后接方向或地点状语。
They paddled across the lake.
他们划船横渡湖面。
paddle [sb]
paddle 也可表示“用桨板打屁股”，是体罚用语。
The coach paddled the player for breaking the rules.
Connections
Collocations
- paddle a canoe
- 划独木舟
- They paddled the canoe to the island.他们把独木舟划到了岛上。
- paddle upstream
- 逆流划桨
- We paddled upstream for about an hour.我们逆流划了大约一个小时。
- paddle in the water
- 在水里狗刨式游泳
- He paddled in the water to stay afloat.他在水里狗刨以保持漂浮。
- paddle a child
- 用木板责打孩子
- The teacher paddled the child for skipping class.老师用木板打了逃课的孩子。
- paddle along
- 蹒跚而行
- The toddler paddled along the corridor.那个幼儿在走廊里蹒跚而行。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 paddle 里并排的 dd 想成一对桨叶，划水时左右交替；狗刨式游泳也是手脚这样划动。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：boating、canoeing 作动词表示“用桨划船/用桨推进（船）”时为中性语体，通常在日常口语和书面叙述中都比较常见，多用于划船、皮划艇等水上活动场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
paddle /ˈpædəl/ 与 saddle /ˈsædəl/ 完全押韵，且都以 -ddle 结尾。waddle /ˈwɒdəl/、peddle /ˈpɛdəl/、puddle /ˈpʌdəl/ 拼写都以 -ddle 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。battle /ˈbætəl/ 重读元音相同，但结尾辅音 /t/ 与 /d/ 不同，严格来说也不是押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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