oars
oars — 名詞
- oarssingular
- oarsesplural
1. A strong rod, typically made of wood, that has a flattened broad tip and is used
槳
划船用的長桿工具
A strong rod, typically made of wood, that has a flattened broad tip and is used to push water backwards and drive a boat forward.
Feng gripped the oar tightly and pulled it through the water with all his strength.
Feng 緊緊握住槳，用盡全力向後划水。
collocation: grip the oar / pull the oar
The old wooden oar had cracked down the middle after years of use.
這支舊木槳經過多年使用，已經從中間裂開了。
Madison dipped the oar into the lake and pushed hard to steer toward the dock.
Madison 把槳伸入湖水中，用力推動，將船轉向碼頭。
Each racing boat holds eight oars, one for every rower on the team.
每艘競賽船有八支槳，隊上每位划槳手各拿一支。
A broken oar left Linh unable to guide the small boat back to the shore.
一支斷槳讓 Linh 無法將小船引回岸邊。
- paddle
A paddle is shorter and held in both hands, not fastened to the boat; oars are longer and pivot on the boat's side.
- scull
A scull is a type of oar used in pairs, one in each hand, on a rowing boat; each scull is shorter than a typical single oar.
- sweep
In team rowing, a sweep oar is longer and held with both hands, used on one side of the boat only.
文法句型
oar (singular) / oars (plural)
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'oars' because boats typically have two or more. The singular 'oar' is used when referring to one specific stick, such as one side of a rowing pair.
常見錯誤
oars — 動詞
- oarspresent simple I / you / we / they
- oarses3rd person singular
- oarsing-ing form
- oarsedpast simple
1. To make a boat move through water by using oars; to row, especially when describ
划槳；划船
使用槳推動船前進
To make a boat move through water by using oars; to row, especially when describing the action in a particular direction or across a stretch of water.
The rescue team oared the inflatable boat across the flooded street to reach the family.
救援隊划著充氣艇越過淹水的街道，抵達那戶人家。
transitive use: oar + [boat] + [direction]
Gabriela oared the small dinghy toward the anchored sailboat to ask for directions.
Gabriela 將小艇划向停泊的帆船，去問路。
transitive use: oar + [boat] + toward [destination]
Feng oared steadily across the calm lake while the morning mist rose around him.
Feng 平穩地划過平靜的湖面，晨霧在他四周升起。
The rowers oared against the strong current for nearly an hour before reaching the far bank.
划槳手們頂著強勁的水流划了近一個小時，才到達對岸。
- row
Far more common than 'oar'; 'row' is the everyday word for this action, while 'oar' has a slightly more literary or technical feel.
- paddle
Uses a paddle rather than oars; the motion is different — paddle strokes on alternate sides vs pulling oars evenly.
- scull
Uses two short oars (sculls), one in each hand; often used in competitive rowing contexts.
文法句型
oar + [boat]
oar + [direction/place]
oar across/through/toward
用法筆記
This verb is much less common than 'row' in everyday speech. It appears mostly in written descriptions of boating, especially when the speaker wants to emphasise the direction or effort of the movement. The verb is frequently used with a direction word such as 'across', 'toward', or 'against'.