paddle
noun uk/ˈpæd.əl/ us/ˈpæd.əl/
(POLE)
[ C ]（小船的）短桨，桨
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
[ C ]（船的）明轮叶
a blade on a paddle wheel
(WALK)
[ C usually singular ] UK (US wade)（尤指在海边的）涉水
a walk through water that is not very deep, especially at the edge of a beach, etc.
Shall we go for a paddle? 我们去趟水玩好吗？
paddle
verb uk/ˈpæd.əl/ us/ˈpæd.əl/
(WITH POLE)
[ I or T ]用桨划船
to push a pole with a wide end through the water in order to make a boat move
[ T ] US用戒尺打（孩子的屁股）
to hit a child on the bottom with a short, wide piece of wood as a punishment
(WALK)
[ I ] UK (US wade)涉水，趟水;在（海边）浅水中走
to walk with no shoes or socks on through water that is not very deep, often at the edge of a beach, etc.
We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore. 我们卷起裤脚沿海边趟着水走。
(SWIM)
[ I ]（游泳时用手和脚）拨水
to swim by moving your feet and hands up and down
Idiom
paddle your own canoeidiom informal 自力更生，自食其力；独立处事
If you describe a person as paddling their own canoe, you mean that they are independent and do not need help from anyone else.