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row a rowboat
row 在这里是及物动词，意为‘用桨划’，直接以 rowboat 作宾语。
He rowed a rowboat across the pond.
他划着一只划艇穿过池塘。
划艇
rowboats — plural of rowboat
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
划艇
a small boat that is moved by oars, with a shallow bottom
He rowed a rowboat across the pond.
他划着一只划艇穿过池塘。
We rented a rowboat and spent the afternoon on the lake.
我们租了一条划艇，在湖上度过了一下午。
The old rowboat drifted slowly toward the shore.
那艘旧划艇慢慢漂向岸边。
He tied the rowboat to the dock before going home.
他在回家前把划艇系在码头上。
row 在这里是及物动词，意为‘用桨划’，直接以 rowboat 作宾语。
He rowed a rowboat across the pond.
他划着一只划艇穿过池塘。
in a rowboat 表示‘在划艇里’，多指乘坐或处于划艇中的状态。
They spent the morning in a rowboat.
他们上午待在划艇上。
这是一般现在时的被动语态，用来描述划艇的常见用途；也可说 are used to do sth.
Rowboats are used for fishing on calm lakes.
划艇用于在平静的湖泊上钓鱼。
Not this
She bought rowboat for her son.
Use this
She bought a rowboat for her son.
rowboat 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a/an。这里表示“一艘划艇”，应加 a。
Not this
They rowed on a rowboat across the lake.
Use this
They rowed a rowboat across the lake.
row 作“划（船）”讲时是及物动词，直接接宾语 a rowboat，不需要介词 on。汉语“在划艇上划”不能直译为 row on a rowboat。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
划划艇
We decided to row a rowboat across the calm lake.
我们决定划一艘划艇穿过平静的湖面。
租一艘划艇
You can rent a rowboat at the dock for ten dollars an hour.
你可以在码头租一艘划艇，每小时十美元。
一艘小划艇
A small rowboat floated near the shore.
一艘小划艇漂浮在岸边。
木制划艇
The old wooden rowboat had been in his family for generations.
那艘旧木制划艇在他家传了好几代。
登上划艇
She carefully got into the rowboat without spilling the picnic basket.
她小心地登上划艇，没有弄洒野餐篮。
Use rowboats naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用“row（划）”+“boat（船）”联想：双手握桨划水，小船前进，就是划艇。
语域：neutral 常见场景：休闲划船、小型湖泊、租船点 rowboat 是一个普通日常用词，通常指用桨划行的小船；多用于休闲、旅游或日常对话中，属于中性词，不带正式或俚语色彩。
这些词都以 -oat 结尾，末尾读音均为 /əʊt/，与 rowboat 的 -boat 部分读音一致。注意：rowboat 中的 row 读作 /rəʊ/，不是 /raʊ/；bow 在“鞠躬”义读 /baʊ/，在“弓”义读 /bəʊ/；boot 拼写看似相近但读 /buːt/，与 -oat 发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.