water wings
noun [ C usually plural ] (also waterwing) uk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌwɪŋz/ us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌwɪŋz/ (UK also armband); (US also floaty)
水翼,(儿童学游泳时套在双臂上的)充气浮袋
hollow, ring-shaped pieces of plastic, filled with air, that people who cannot swim wear on their arms in water to help them float
She can't swim without water wings. 没有水翼她不能游泳。
They were keeping a very close watch on Sam because he wasn't wearing any waterwings and the sea was almost 5ft deep. 他们一直在密切注视着山姆,因为他没戴水翼,而且海水几乎有5英尺深。
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- Don't be lulled into a false sense of security if your child is using water wings.
- He also used a waist belt and not water wings to swim with.
- Johnnie finally abandoned his water wings and swam across the pool unaided.