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sculling

/skuhl/US // skʌl //UK // (skʌl) //

划船,摇橹,划船运动,赛艇

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
    • : either of a pair of oars rowed by one rower.
    • : a boat propelled by an oar or oars.
    • : a light, narrow racing boat for one, two, or sometimes four rowers, each equipped with a pair of oars.
    • : sculls, a race involving such boats.Compare double sculls, single sculls.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to propel or convey by means of a scull or sculls.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to propel a boat with a scull or sculls.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Mr. Scull had just time left in this world to send for his friends, and make his will.

  • How he can scull ahead at such a speed is a mystery, and at once pull back when there is danger.

  • We lurched along, my scull sometimes buried to the thwart, sometimes striking at the bubbles of a wave top.

  • I remember shouting to Davies once, having become aware that it was now my left scull which splashed against obstructions.

  • My right scull was for ever skidding on mud or weeds, and the backward suck of shoal water clogged our progress.