canoe
/kəˈnuː/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈnuː/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈnü/ (ame, mw)
canoe — 名詞
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。
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。
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
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。
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。
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。
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.