[ C ] a short pole with a wide, flat part at one end or both ends, used for moving a small boat or canoe through the water（小船的）短桨，桨

[ C ] a blade on a paddle wheel（船的）明轮叶

[ C usually singular ] UK US wade a walk through water that is not very deep, especially at the edge of a beach, etc.（尤指在海边的）涉水

[ I or T ] to push a pole with a wide end through the water in order to make a boat move用桨划船

[ T ] US to hit a child on the bottom with a short, wide piece of wood as a punishment用戒尺打（孩子的屁股）

[ I ] UK US wade to walk with no shoes or socks on through water that is not very deep, often at the edge of a beach, etc.涉水，趟水；在（海边）浅水中走

[ I ] to swim by moving your feet and hands up and down（游泳时用手和脚）拨水