| 单词 | duck |
| 释义 | nounverbduckBrE /dʌk/ NAmE /dʌk/ noun (plural ducks or duck ) [C ]a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs , webbedfeet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes ) and a wide beak . There are many types of duck , some of which are kept for their meat or eggs 鸭◆ wild ducks 野鸭◆ duck eggs 鸭蛋[C ]a female duck 母鸭 ➡ compare drake[U ]meat from a duck 鸭肉◆ roast duck with orange sauce 烤鸭蘸橘子酱 (also duckie , ducks , ducky ) [C , usually sing. ](BrE , informal ) a friendly way of addressing sb （表示友好的称呼）乖乖，宝贝儿◆ Anything else , duck ? 还有别的事吗，宝贝儿？ ➡ compare dearnoun , lovenoun (5 ) a duck [sing. ](in cricket板球) a batsman's score of zero 零分◆ He was out for a duck . 他因得了零分而出局。 ➡ see also lame duck, sitting duck ● get /have (all ) your ˌducks in a ˈrow (especiallyNAmE ) to have made all the preparations needed to do sth ; to be well organized 为某事做充分准备；把事情安排得井井有条● (take to sth ) like a ˌduck to ˈwater (to become used to sth ) very easily , without any problems or fears 像鸭子入水般容易，轻而易举，毫不困难，毫无畏惧（习惯于某事）◆ She has taken to teaching like a duck to water . 她教起书来驾轻就熟。● a ˌdead ˈduck (informal ) a plan , an event , etc . that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing 已失败（或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值）的计划（或事情等）● (like ) water off a ˌduck's ˈback (informal ) used to say that sth , especially criticism , has no effect on sb /sth （像）耳边风；水过鸭背◆ I can't tell my son what to do ; it's water off a duck's back with him . 我无法告诉我儿子该做什么，他根本听不进去。duckBrE /dʌk/ NAmE /dʌk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they duck BrE /dʌk/ NAmE /dʌk/ present simple - he / she / it ducks BrE /dʌks/ NAmE /dʌks/ past simple ducked BrE /dʌkt/ NAmE /dʌkt/ past participle ducked BrE /dʌkt/ NAmE /dʌkt/ -ing form ducking BrE /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ [I , T ]to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen 低下头，弯下身（以免被打中或看见）◆ He had to duck as he came through the door . 他穿过门口时得弯下身来。◆ ~ (down ) (behind /under sth )We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn't see us . 我们弓身躲在墙后不让他们看见。◆ He just managed to duck out of sight . 他总算躲开了别人的视线。◆ ~sth She ducked her head and got into the car . 她低着头进了汽车。[T ]~sth to avoid sth by moving your head or body out of the way 躲闪；躲避SYN dodge◆ He ducked the first few blows then started to fight back . 他躲开最先几拳后便开始反击。[I ]+ adv ./prep .to move somewhere quickly , especially in order to avoid being seen 迅速行进，飞快行走（以免被看见）◆ She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in . 我们进来时她转身躲进了隔壁房间。[I , T ](ratherinformal ) to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility 逃避，回避，推脱，推诿（职责或责任）◆ ~out of sth It's his turn to cook dinner , but I bet he'll try to duck out of it . 轮到他做饭了，但我敢打赌他会想方设法逃避的。◆ ~sth The government is ducking the issue . 政府在回避这个问题。 (especiallyNAmE dunk ) [T ]~sb to push sb underwater and hold them there for a short time 把…按入水中◆ The kids were ducking each other in the pool . 孩子们在池塘里相互把对方按入水中。 |
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