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paddlewheel

桨叶轮,桨轮,桨叶车,桨状轮

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly.

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Examples

  • They were racing toward the corner of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues with Johnson at the wheel when another call came over the radio.

  • “They think Putin is the only evil in Russia and dream about getting rid of him,” he said, tightening his grip on the wheel.

  • Maybe the wheel will turn again, and heterosexuality will come to seem edgy.

  • It was only a matter of time that the wheel turned its full revolution.

  • The “little joker” was a small tin wheel with a wire attached to it, which fit inside the combination of any bank safe.

  • Never again would he sit behind that wheel rejoicing in the insolence of speed.

  • He deposited it on the vacant seat, clambered up behind the wheel, and started.

  • Then she would turn him over on his back and paddle his stomach with a ladle to make sure that he was well filled!

  • The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.

  • To quote Mrs. Kaye, 'A Liberal peer is as useful as a fifth wheel to a coach, and as ornamental as whitewash.'