canoe
canoe — 名詞
- canoesingular
- canoesplural
1. a long, narrow, lightweight boat with sharp ends. To move it, you sit facing for
獨木舟
兩端尖、用槳划行的小船
a long, narrow, lightweight boat with sharp ends. To move it, you sit facing forward and dip the wide, flattened end of a long stick into the water, one side after the other. Unlike a rowboat, a canoe is light enough to carry over land between stretches of water.
The Okonkwo family loaded their canoe with fishing nets before sunrise.
Okonkwo 一家在日出前把漁網裝上他們的獨木舟。
collocation: load a canoe (fill with gear)
A canoe can hold two people comfortably, but a third makes it unsteady.
一艘獨木舟可以舒適地載兩個人，但第三個人就會讓它不穩。
Leila painted her old canoe bright yellow so other boaters could see it easily.
Leila 把她舊的獨木舟漆成亮黃色，讓其他船隻可以輕易看見它。
collocation: paddle a canoe / steer a canoe
The wooden canoe drifted silently through the narrow channel between the reeds.
那艘木製獨木舟靜靜地漂過蘆葦叢之間的狹窄水道。
Renting a canoe for the afternoon costs about the same as two movie tickets.
租一艘獨木舟划一個下午，價錢大約等於兩張電影票。
collocation: rent a canoe
- paddle a canoe
- rent a canoe
- steer a canoe
- load a canoe
- a wooden canoe
- a fiberglass canoe
- tipped the canoe over
- get into / climb into a canoe
用法筆記
Canoe is a count noun. It is typically contrasted with kayak (enclosed cockpit) and rowboat (oars instead of paddles).
常見錯誤
canoe — 動詞
- canoepresent simple I / you / we / they
- canoes3rd person singular
- canoeing-ing form
- canoedpast simple
1. to travel or move through water in a canoe, using a paddle to push yourself forw
划獨木舟
搭乘獨木舟在水上移動
to travel or move through water in a canoe, using a paddle to push yourself forward. This activity can be done on a lake, river, or along a coastline, usually for enjoyment, sport, or transport.
Every Sunday morning the Watanabe family canoes across the lake to visit their grandparents.
每個星期天早上，Watanabe 一家划獨木舟穿過湖去探望祖父母。
intransitive: canoe across [body of water]
The children learned to canoe on the calm river behind their school.
孩子們在學校後方平靜的河上學習划獨木舟。
Diego and Ravi canoed down the mountain stream for three hours without stopping.
Diego 和 Ravi 沿著山間溪流划了三小時的獨木舟，沒有停下來。
adverb phrase: canoe down [route]
Leila and her uncle canoed across the misty lake at dawn to reach the island.
Leila 和叔叔在黎明時分划獨木舟穿過迷霧籠罩的湖面，到達那座小島。
intransitive: canoe across [body of water] + time/place context
Aiko canoed along the coast every summer and knew every hidden beach by name.
Aiko 每年夏天都沿著海岸划獨木舟，對每一處隱藏的海灘都瞭如指掌。
- canoe across a lake
- canoe down a river
- canoe along the coast
- canoe in rough water
- learn to canoe
- go canoeing
文法句型
canoe (no object)
canoe + adverb/preposition phrase
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. You cannot 'canoe something' as a direct object — you canoe on a river or lake. The rare transitive use ('to canoe supplies downriver') is not taught at A2–B1 level.
常見錯誤
同根字
- canoeing名詞B1
- canoeist名詞B1