Oar



GRE 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 橹, 桨; v. 划 ( 船)
• ［英］ v. 划 ( 船) ( to row: oar a boat forward把船划向前)
• ［例］ oar a boat forward ( 把船划向前)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English oor, from Old English ār; akin to Old Norse ār oar
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat
• 2. oarsman
• ? oared adjective

II. verb

• Date: 1610
• transitive verb
  • to propel with or as if with oars ; row
• intransitive verb
  • to progress by or as if by using oars

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