oar
oar — 名詞
1. a long wooden or plastic stick with a flat blade on one end, which a person dips
船槳
用來划動小船的長桿，一端有扁平槳葉
a long wooden or plastic stick with a flat blade on one end, which a person dips into the water and pulls to move a small boat forward.
Marcus lifted the wooden oar and dipped it gently into the river.
馬可斯舉起木製的船槳，輕輕浸入河水中。
dip + oar + into the water
Each rower in the boat held a long oar with both hands.
船上每位划手都雙手握著一支長船槳。
hold + oar with both hands
One of the oars slipped from Lina's grip and floated away on the lake.
其中一支船槳從莉娜手中滑落，漂走在湖面上。
The fisherman pulled hard on his oars to steer past the rocks.
漁夫用力拉動雙槳，繞開礁石。
A pair of old wooden oars rested against the side of the small boat.
一對老舊的木製船槳靠在小船的船身旁。
文法句型
a pair of oars
pull on the oars
用法筆記
Almost always physical and countable; a small boat usually needs a pair (two oars). Distinguish from 'paddle', which is shorter, held in the hands without a fixed point on the boat, and used for canoes or kayaks.
常見錯誤
oar — 動詞
1. to move a boat through water by pulling on oars, or to travel forward in a way t
划船；划行
用槳划動小船，或像划槳般移動前進
to move a boat through water by pulling on oars, or to travel forward in a way that looks like rowing.
Two visitors oared slowly across the calm lake at sunset.
兩位訪客在夕陽下慢慢划過平靜的湖面。
oar + across (intransitive, direction)
The fishermen oared toward the small island to check their nets.
漁夫們划向那座小島，準備檢查漁網。
oar + toward + place
A young swan oared smoothly through the still water near the bridge.
一隻小天鵝順暢地滑行穿過橋邊靜止的水面。
Maya and her brother oared back to the dock before the storm arrived.
瑪雅和弟弟在暴風雨來臨前划回了碼頭。
文法句型
oar + adverb/preposition (across, toward, through)
用法筆記
Quite rare in modern English; most speakers say 'row' instead. 'Oar' as a verb sounds literary or old-fashioned, and is also used figuratively for graceful, rowing-like motion (a bird's wings, a swimmer's arms).
常見錯誤
2. to push a boat or one's own body forward through water by working with oars, or
划動；划送
用槳把船或身體往前推進的動作
to push a boat or one's own body forward through water by working with oars, or by movements that look the same.
Carlos oared the small wooden boat steadily up the narrow river.
卡洛斯穩穩地划動那艘小木船，沿著狹窄的河道往上游前進。
transitive: oar + boat (the object being moved)
The old guide oared his rowboat past the reeds to reach the camp.
老嚮導划著他的划艇繞過蘆葦，抵達營地。
oar + [a specific boat] + past + place
Sofia oared her way across the bay just as the morning fog lifted.
蘇菲亞划著前進，穿過海灣，剛好遇上晨霧散去。
The duck oared its small body smoothly through the pond.
那隻鴨子用小小的身子，輕快地划過池塘。
文法句型
oar + object (a boat, the way)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense verb/1: this transitive sense takes a direct object (the boat or 'one's way'), while verb/1 stands alone and only takes a direction adverb. Also rare in everyday speech — 'row a boat' is far more common than 'oar a boat'.