rowing

rowing — 名詞

1. a water sport or recreational activity in which people sit in a long, narrow boa

1.名詞B1
釋義

划船；賽艇

用槳划動船隻的水上運動或休閒活動

a water sport or recreational activity in which people sit in a long, narrow boat and use oars — long poles with flat ends — to push the boat forward through the water

例句

João practices rowing every morning before sunrise on the river near his home.

João 每天日出前都在自家附近的河上練習划船。

The university rowing team won the national championship by a narrow lead last spring.

去年春天，大學划船隊以些微差距贏得全國錦標賽。

rowing team + championship (competitive sport context)

同義詞
  • crew

    Used mainly in American English for the competitive team sport of rowing, especially at the college level

  • sculling

    A specific type of rowing in which each person uses two oars (one in each hand) rather than a single oar

用法筆記

Rowing is an uncountable noun, so it does not take an article in general statements (e.g., 'Rowing is good exercise,' not 'A rowing is good exercise'). The word 'crew' is often used as a synonym in American English, especially when referring to the competitive team sport.

常見錯誤

❌I do rowing every weekend.
✅I go rowing every weekend.
💡'go + -ing' is the standard pattern for recreational sport activities.
❌Rowing is the same as canoeing because both use a boat.
✅Rowing uses oars fixed to the boat, while canoeing uses handheld paddles.
💡The equipment and technique are different.