Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense ducks, present participle ducking, past tense, past participle ducked
1N-VAR 鸭子 A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak. 鸭子
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.
...honey roasted duck.
蜜汁烤鸭
2N-COUNT 母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake) A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake. 母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake)
I brought in one drake and three ducks.
我弄来一只公鸭和三只母鸭。
3VERB 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. 急速低头(或弓身)(以免被打中或看见)
He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. [VERB]
他及时低下头,躲过了拨火棍的击打。
He ducked his head to hide his admiration. [VERB noun]
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. [VERB adv./prep.]
4VERB (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. (快速低头或弓身以)躲闪,闪避
Hans deftly ducked their blows. [VERB noun]
汉斯灵巧地躲过他们的击打。
5VERB 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. 躲避;逃避 [mainly informal]
Matt ducked into his office. [VERB prep./adv.]
马特慌忙躲进他的办公室。
He ducked through the door and looked about frantically. [VERB prep./adv.]
他溜进门里,慌忙地四处张望着。
6VERB 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. 逃避,回避,推脱,推诿(义务或责任) [informal, disapproval]
The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions. [VERB noun]
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. [VERB noun]
9N-VOC (昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿 Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection. (昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿 [British, feelings]
Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
噢,很高兴见到你,亲爱的。
10PHRASE 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. 毫无效果的;不起作用的 [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。
11PHRASE 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. 很自然地就会;轻而易举;如鱼得水