oar[ɔ:; əu]

• n.
  • 桨，橹
  • 桨手;划桨手(=oarsman)
  • 搅棒
  • [古语](在水中或空气中)用以推进的桨状物
• vt.
  • 划(船)
  • 划过(一片水域)：

    to oar the English Channel

    划过英吉利海峡

  • 划着使…前进：

    to oar a boat to the shore

    划着小船到达岸边

  • 把…当作桨使用，划动(手、臂等)
• vi.
  • 划行，划行似的前进
• 短语:
  • back the oars 划倒桨，使船后退
  • be chained to the oar (像以前船上划桨的奴隶一样)长时间地被迫做苦工
  • bend to the oars 奋力划桨
  • boat the oars 停划并把桨收回到船内
  • get one's oar in 插手
  • have an oar in every man's (或 another's) boat 多管闲事
  • have(或pull, manage, play, ply, take, tug) the labouring oar 担任最繁重的工作
  • lay (或 lie) on one's (或 the) oars 搁桨停划；停下来歇一会儿
  • pull a good oar 划得一手好桨
  • pull a respectable oar 表现出色
  • pull a strong oar 产生强有力的影响
  • put (或 shove, stick, thrust) one's oar in (或 into) 干涉，干预
  • rest on one's (或 the) oars =lay on one's (或 the) oars
  • ship oars 收桨
  • take an oar
    • 开始划
    • 帮助
  • toss oars 举桨致敬

O.Ar.

• abbr.Old Arabic 古阿拉伯语