柯林斯词典paddle wheel 1. N a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water (由船只的发动机驱动得推进其在水中航行的)桨轮 返回 paddle wheel剑桥词典a type of wheel with small flat blades attached around the edge that makes a boat move through the water or that operates a piece of machinery （船的）明轮，桨轮 返回 paddle wheel