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be a rower
rower 是可数名词，指划船的人；复数形式为 rowers。
She is a rower.
她是一名桨手。
桨手
rowers — plural of rower
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
桨手
a person who rows a boat
She is a rower.
她是一名桨手。
划船者；桨手。
One who rows.
划船机。
A rowing machine.
The rower pulled hard on the oars to move the boat forward.
桨手用力划桨，使船向前移动。
As a competitive rower, she trains on the river every morning.
作为一名竞技桨手，她每天早晨在河上训练。
Each rower wore a life jacket during the race.
比赛期间，每位桨手都穿着救生衣。
rower 是可数名词，指划船的人；复数形式为 rowers。
She is a rower.
她是一名桨手。
指特定船只的划桨者时，用 the rower of + 船名。
The rower of the boat waved at us.
那条船的桨手向我们挥手。
Not this
He is rower.
Use this
He is a rower.
rower 是单数可数名词，前面需要不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
There are two rower in the boat.
Use this
There are two rowers in the boat.
rower 是可数名词，复数要加 -s；中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
Rower is my favorite sport.
Use this
Rowing is my favorite sport.
rower 指人（桨手），不是运动名称；表示“划船运动”要用动名词 rowing。
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经验丰富的桨手
She is an experienced rower who has competed for years.
她是一位经验丰富的桨手，已经参赛多年。
竞技桨手
As a competitive rower, he trains every morning.
作为一名竞技桨手，他每天早上训练。
热衷划船的桨手
My grandfather was a keen rower in his youth.
我祖父年轻时是一位热衷划船的桨手。
奥运桨手
The coach is a former Olympic rower.
这位教练曾是奥运桨手。
休闲划船者
The club welcomes both competitive and recreational rowers.
这家俱乐部欢迎竞技和休闲划船者。
强壮的桨手
He is a strong rower and can pull hard for hours.
他是个强壮的桨手，能用力划好几个小时。
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row（划）+ -er（人），划船的人即桨手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：体育报道、日常对话 该词为中性常用词，多用于体育报道、日常对话或一般书面描写，指划船的人；在较正式或文学语境中也可使用。
这些词都与 rower 押韵：重读元音同为 /əʊ/，之后是 /ə/（非卷舌）或 /ər/（卷舌）。注意拼写相似的 tower /ˈtaʊə/、shower（阵雨）/ˈʃaʊə/ 元音是 /aʊ/，不押韵；roar /rɔː/ 和 row（争吵）/raʊ/ 也容易读错。
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