The word "duck" can refer to the bird itself, its meat, a female duck, or even as a term of endearment. As a verb, it means to lower oneself to avoid something, to hide, or to shirk responsibility. It also has idiomatic uses such as "like water off a duck's back" and "take to something like a duck to water."
The word "duck" refers to a common water bird, its flesh when eaten as food, a female duck (as opposed to a male drake), or a term of endearment. It can also be used as a verb meaning to quickly lower one's head or body to avoid something, to quickly move into a place to avoid being seen, or to avoid or evade a duty or responsibility. Additionally, it can mean to push someone underwater briefly or can be used in phrases like "like water off a duck's back" or "take to something like a duck to water."
[N-VAR 可变名词]鸭子 A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.
Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
鸡鸭在棚子周围到处乱刨。
Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food.鸭肉
...honey roasted duck.
蜜汁烤鸭
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake) A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake.
I brought in one drake and three ducks.
我弄来一只公鸭和三只母鸭。
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[VERB 动词]急速低头(或弓身)(以免被打中或看见) If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen.
[V]
[V n]
[V adv/prep]
He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker...
他及时低下头,躲过了拨火棍的击打。
He ducked his head to hide his admiration...
他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。
I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me.
我本想弯腰溜过去,但被他们看到了。
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[VERB 动词](快速低头或弓身以)躲闪,闪避 If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.
[V n]
Hans deftly ducked their blows.
汉斯灵巧地躲过他们的击打。
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[VERB 动词]躲避;逃避 If you duck into a place, you move there quickly, often in an attempt to avoid danger or to avoid being seen.
[V prep/adv]
[mainly INFORMAL 主非正式]
Matt ducked into his office...
马特慌忙躲进他的办公室。
He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
他溜进门里,慌忙地四处张望着。
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[VERB 动词]逃避,回避,推脱,推诿(义务或责任) You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it.
[V n]
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions...
反对党认为卫生大臣逃避了所有决策难题。
He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
去年夏天他避开了与联合国核查人员的对峙。
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[VERB 动词]将(某人或其头部)按入水中 If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.
[V n]
She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him.
她和马克在水池中嬉戏,胡闹着要将他按入水中。
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See also:
dead duck
;
lame duck
;
sitting duck
;
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[N-VOC 称呼名词](昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿 Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection.
[feelings]
[BRIT 英]
Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
噢,很高兴见到你,亲爱的。
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[PHRASE 短语]毫无效果的;不起作用的 You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized.
[v-link PHR]
[emphasis]
All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.
批评对我来说左耳进右耳出,毫无影响。
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[PHRASE 短语]很自然地就会;轻而易举;如鱼得水 If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do.
[V inflects]
She took to mothering like a duck to water.
她很快就对母亲这一角色驾轻就熟了。
相关词组:
duck out
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duck/dʌk; NAmEdʌk/
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duckducksduckedduckingnoun _poultry_game_comp.jpg _duck.jpg 1(pluralducksorduck)[countable ]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2[countable ]a female duck母鸭☞compare
drake
3[uncountable ]meat from a duck鸭肉◆roast duck with orange sauce烤鸭蘸橘子酱4(alsoduckie,ducks,ducky)[countable , usually singular ]( 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
dear
,
love
5a duck[singular ](in cricket板球)a batsman'sscore 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
IDIOMSget/have (all) your ˌducks in a ˈrow( especially NAmE) 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。☞more at
dead
adj.,
water
n.verb1[intransitive , transitive ]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。duck(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。ducksth ◆She ducked her head and got into the car.她低着头进了汽车。2[transitive ]ducksth 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。3[intransitive ]+ 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。4[intransitive , transitive ]( rather informal) to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility 逃避,回避,推脱,推诿(职责或责任)duckout 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。ducksth ◆The government is ducking the issue.政府是在回避这个问题。5(NAmE alsodunk)[transitive ]ducksb 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。duck/dʌk; NAmEdʌk/
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1duck (1) [countable] a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers2[countable] a female duck → drake3[uncountable] the meat of a duck used as food: roast duck with orange sauce4take to something like a duck to water to learn how to do something very easily: She took to dancing like a duck to water.5 (also ducks) British English spoken used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly way: What can I get you, ducks?6[countable] a score of zero by a batsman in a game of cricket →
dead duck
, lame duck
, → like water off a duck’s back
at water1(8)
, → ducks and drakes
, sitting duck
COLLOCATIONSverbsa duck quacks (=makes the sound ducks make)· The ducks on the river started quacking.a duck waddles (=walks moving its body from side to side)· Ducks were waddling across the grass.a duck paddles (=swims by moving its feet under the water)· Ducks and swans paddled towards us.a duck dives (=puts its head down under the water)· A single wild duck was swimming and diving.a duck bobs (=moves up and down on the water)· They watched the ducks bobbing up and down on the waves.duck + NOUNa duck pond (=a small area of water where there are ducks)· The park has a duck pond which the children like.
duck1 noun
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1duck (also duck down) [intransitive, transitive] to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit: If she hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit her.duck behind/under etc Jamie saw his father coming and ducked quickly behind the wall. Tim ducked down to comb his hair in the mirror. She ducked her head to look more closely at the inscription.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someoneduck into The two men ducked into a block of flats and disappeared.duck out of She ducked out of the door before he could stop her.duck back ‘Wait a minute’, he called, ducking back inside.3[transitive] informal to avoid something, especially a difficult or unpleasant dutySYN dodge: The ruling body wanted to duck the issue of whether players had been cheating. Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal.4[transitive] to push someone under water for a short time as a jokeduck somebody under something Tom grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface.duck out of phrasal verbto avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to do: I always ducked out of history lessons at school.
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duck
[dʌk]ducked, ducking, ducks
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鸭(94%),鸭肉(4%),潜入(1%),亲爱的人(1%)
n.鸭子;鸭肉;(英)宝贝儿;零分
vt.躲避;猛按…入水
vi.闪避;没入水中
n.(Duck)人名;(德、葡、匈)杜克
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