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蛙泳 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  • breaststroke noun A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
  • fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 metres), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.

Senses

蛙泳 is used for these senses in English:

  • brace (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
  • breaststroke A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
  • estado (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m.
  • fathom (chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.

brace — full definition

  1. noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  2. noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
  3. verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.

breaststroke — full definition

  1. noun A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, sweeps the arms forward, outward and back, and kicks the legs like a frog.
  2. verb To swim using breaststroke.
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