/ˈpædl ||; ˈpædḷ/verb1 [I,T] to move a small boat through water using a short pole that is flat and wide at one or both ends 用短桨划（船）: We paddled down the river. 我们划船顺流而下。 ☞ Look at row. 参看row。
2 [I] to walk in water that is not very deep 涉水；在浅水中行走: We paddled in the stream. 我们在溪中行走。 ☞picture on page C8 见C8页插图