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paddlewheel

/ˈpæd.əl.wiːl/

翻译: 一种带有桨叶或叶片的大型轮子,由发动机驱动旋转,用于推动船只前进。

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noun

/ˈpæd.əl.wiːl/C1formal
  • zh一种带有桨叶或叶片的大型轮子,由发动机驱动旋转,用于推动船只前进。

A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine, used to propel a boat.

  1. Boat propulsion wheelB2formal

    A large wheel with flat blades (paddles) attached to its rim, turned by a steam engine to move a boat through water.

    zh明轮

    • The old steamboat was powered by a large paddlewheel at its stern.
    • Paddlewheels were a common sight on rivers in the 19th century.
    • The engine turned the paddlewheel, churning the water and pushing the boat forward.
词形
  • paddlewheels plural form
  • paddlewheels' possessive plural form
  • paddlewheel's possessive singular form