The water is wide, I can't cross over and neither I have wings to fly give me a boat that can carry two and both shall row - my love and I.
——The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
海洋是宽阔的,我无法穿越,我也没有翅膀飞过,给我一个可以载两个人的小船,载着我的爱人和我。
——《神枪手之死》
一、关于row,你应该知道的用法有
n.
1.英[rəʊ];美[roʊ]
2.行,排 [C]
Eye-lash means a row of the hairs fringing the eyelid.
眼睫毛是长在眼睑上的一排毛。
3.街道 [C]
The notorious Hell Row was burned down in a fire, and much dirt was cleansed away.
臭名远场的阎王路已在一场大火中化为乌有,许多焦土灰烬被清除一空。
4.划船 [C]
After a long and tiring row, we're all exhausted.
经过很长很累的一段划船时间后,我们都累坏了。
5.吵闹 [C]
There had been a blazing row while the u-boat was in dock between Heer's superior officer and Wohl's.
在潜水艇还未潜入水底,停靠在船坞里的时候,黑尔和沃尔各自的上司之间发生过一次激烈的争吵。
v.
1.划船 [I,T]
The teacher rowed his students across a lake.
老师划船送学生过湖。
2.争吵 [T]
Helen rowed with her boyfriend about a mere trifle.
海伦为一点小事与男友争吵。
二、含有row的常见短语
skid row
城市贫民区,贫民窟
row house
联排式住宅
death row
(监狱的)死囚区
三、最后,做个填词游戏吧
We sat in a _____ at the back of the room.我们在屋子的后面坐成一排。