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单词 oar
释义
oar
noun[C]
uk
/ɔːr/us
/ɔːr/
alongpolewith awide,flatpartat one end, used forrowingaboat:
桨；橹
apairof oars一副桨
Shedippedher oars into thewaterandpulled.她把桨放到水中划起来。
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Idiom

put/stickyouroar in
(Definition ofoarfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

oar| American Dictionary

oar
noun[C]
us
/ɔr,oʊr/
alongpolewith awide,flatpartat one end which is used torowaboat(=moveit throughwater)
(Definition ofoarfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoar

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The expressivist will also want to put anoarin.
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I held my breath and crept forward, dragging the oars at each 'step'.
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Unfortunately, this determination of the posse size is not quite as definite as finding only two oars in a boat, nor is it an easy number to select.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But none of us can afford to be complacent or to rest on our oars.
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I should like to press that we put in ouroaron this matter.
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One is when the people think they have achieved economic security and rest on their oars, while the world passes them by.
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There can be no question of resting on oars.
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Experiments have been made in manufacturing boats' oars from home-grown timber and it was found that homegrown ash was unsuitable.
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What about equipment which will be standard fittings as part of the boats—oars, rescue ropes, lifebelts and things of that kind?
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Sadly, he will remain chained to hisoaruntil the ship finally sinks beneath the surface.
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He can rightly feel that the can rest on his oars.
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