oar
n
1 long pole with a flat blade, pulled by hand in order to drive a boat through the water 桨. =>illus at row 见row插图.
2 (idm 习语) put/shove/stick one's `oar in; put/shove/stick in one's `oar (infml 口) give an opinion, some advice, etc without being asked; interfere 干涉; 干预
I know how to mend a fuse and I don't need you shoving your oar in! 我知道怎麽弄保险丝, 用不著你管!
Please change the law a little so that we may save Antonio.
请您把法律稍为变更一下,使我们能够救出安东尼奥的生命。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
On his return to India he had the chance to travel to South Africa to work on a law case.