canoes n. 划艇;独木舟(canoe的复数)
v. 乘独木舟(canoe的三单形式)
- Canoes are open while kayaks are closed.
划艇是敞开的,而皮艇是封闭的。 - Nearby were two canoes in which they had cine to the island.
四周有二条独木舟,他们就是坐这个独木舟来的。 - With canoes campaign launched extensively, and all clubs have been set up in canoes.
随着皮划艇运动的广泛开展,各国相继成立了皮划艇俱乐部。
Canoe \Ca*noe"\, n.; pl. {Canoes}. [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean
can['a]oa.]
1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree,
excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape.
It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by
sail, and has no rudder.
Others devised the boat of one tree, called the
canoe. --Raleigh.
2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.
A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the
water. --Longfellow.
3. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one
who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It
it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a
temporary mast.