paddle
/ˈpædl; `pædl/ n
1 [C] short oar with a broad blade at one end or both ends, used to move a canoe through the water 短桨, 双叶桨（划独木舟的）. =>illus at canoe 见canoe插图.
2 [sing] act or period of paddling (paddle 1) 划桨; 荡桨.
3 [C] instrument shaped like a paddle, esp one used for beating, mixing or stirring food 桨形工具（尤指用於击打、 混合或搅拌食物的）. paddle, v [Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
1
(a) move (a canoe) through the water using a paddle 用桨划（独木舟）
We paddled (the canoe) slowly upstream. 我们慢慢地划著（独木舟）逆流而上.
(b) row (a boat) with light easy strokes 轻轻地划（船）; 荡桨.
2 (idm 习语) ,paddle one's ,own `canoe (infml 口) depend on oneself and no one else; be independent 自力更生; 独立自主.
paddle / ˈpædl; `pædl/ v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
walk with bare feet in shallow water 戏水; 涉水
paddling (about) at the water's edge 在水边 水玩. Cf 参看 wade.
2 [Tn] move (one's feet or hands) gently in water 用（脚或手）轻轻划水或拨水
paddle one's toes in the water 用脚趾撩水玩. paddle, n [sing]
act or period of paddling 戏水; 涉水.