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。