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n- ① 1【鸟】鸭;野鸭2【鸟】雌野鸭(★野鸭为wild duck,家鸭为domestic duck,公(野)鸭为drake,小(野)鸭为duckling,鸣声为quack)
- ③ 1[duck(s);当称呼用]【英俚】亲爱的人[物]
- ④ 【板球】(打者的)零分(=duck's egg)
- break one's duck获得第一分
- make a duck无得分而出局
短语- ducks and drakes
- I like to play ducks and drakes.我喜欢玩打水漂游戏。
- like a duck in a thunderstorm
- When the air alarm was sounded, they took cover like a duck in a thunderstorm.当空袭警报响起时,他们惊慌失措地寻求隐蔽。
- like water off a duck's back
- Advice and correction roll off him like water off a duck's back.忠告与规劝对他亳不起作用。
- play ducks and drakes with ...
- We can't go on playing ducks and drakes with our money.我们不能继续胡乱花钱。
- take to ... like a duck to water
n- ② 入水即出的动作
- Let's take a quick duck in the river.我们到河里泡一下水吧。
vi- ③ 【口】逃避;闪避
- He saw her and ducked under the window.他看到她而(急)躲在窗下。
- duck away from a blow避开一击
- ④ 回避(责任、义务等);规避<out>
- You can't duck out now.你现在不能规避。
- He tried to duck out of doing that unpleasant job.他试图逃避做那件不愉快的工作。
vt- ① 把(某人的)头猛按入(水中);突然投入;短时间浸入(水中)
- Her sister ducked her in the swimming pool.她姊姊把她的头猛按到游泳池里。
- ② 急忙低(头);躲避;闪避
- He deftly ducked the ball.他敏捷地避开那个球。
- He ducked his head to avoid being seen.他急忙低头以免被看到。
- ③ 【口】逃避(工作、询问等)
- duck the draft [an issue]逃避征兵[问题]
- You can't duck your responsibilities any longer.你再也不能逃避责任了。
同义词- crouchvt./vi.蹲伏
- dodgevt./vi.躲避
- stoopvt./vi.弯身
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