Rowing is the sport or activity of making a boat move through water with oars. As a hobby it can mean a quiet afternoon on a lake. As a sport it is hard work: long boats, timed strokes, races.

Rowing划船 is the sport or activity of making a boat move through water with oars是用槳讓船在水上前進的運動或活動。As a hobby當作興趣的時候 it can mean a quiet afternoon on a lake它可能就是在湖上度過一個安靜的下午。As a sport當作運動的時候 it is hard work就是很辛苦的事：長船、計時的划槳動作、比賽。

The word is just row plus -ing.

The word is just row plus -ing這個字就是row加上-ing。

Though actually English has a trap here. This row sounds like “go.” There is another row that means a noisy argument, and that one sounds like “cow.” So “rowing” the sport and “they were rowing” meaning “they were fighting” look the same on the page and are not the same word.

Though actually English has a trap here不過其實英文在這裡有個陷阱。This row sounds like "go."這個row發音像「go」 There is another row that means a noisy argument還有另一個row意思是吵鬧的爭吵 and that one sounds like "cow."那個發音像「cow」。So "rowing" the sport and "they were rowing" meaning "they were fighting"所以指運動的「rowing」和意思是「他們在吵架」的「they were rowing」 look the same on the page and are not the same word寫出來一模一樣，但不是同一個字。

In American English the argument meaning is less common, so the trap is smaller, but exam English still uses both.

In American English在美式英文裡 the argument meaning is less common吵架這個意思比較少見 so the trap is smaller所以陷阱比較小 but exam English still uses both但考試英文兩種都還是會用到。