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词汇 oar
释义 oar
noun[ C ]
uk /ɔːr/ us /ɔːr/
a long pole with a wide, flat part at one end, used for rowing a boat: 桨;橹
a pair of oars一副桨
She dipped her oars into the water and pulled.她把桨放到水中划起来。
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Idiom


put/stick your oar in

oar | American Dictionary


oar
noun[ C ]
us/ɔr, oʊr/
a long pole with a wide, flat part at one end which is used to row a boat (= move it through water)

Examples of oar


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The expressivist will also want to put an oar in.
I held my breath and crept forward, dragging the oars at each 'step'.
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.
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 our oar on 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 his oar until 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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