duck
noun
verb
dʌk
noun
1
a
very
common
water
bird
with
short
legs
and
a
wide
beak,
used
for
its
meat,
eggs,
and
soft
feathers
鸭
C
2
a
female
duck
母鸭;
C
3
the
meat
of
a
duck
used
as
food
鸭肉
U
roast
duck
with
orange
sauce
烤鸭配橘子酱
4
take to something like a duck
to
water
to
learn
how
to
do
something
very
easily
轻而易举地学会做某事
She
took
to
dancing
like
a
duck
to
water.
她学跳舞简直是易如反掌。
She
took
to
dancing
like
a
duck
to
water.
她学跳舞简直是易如反掌。
5
ducks
also
又作
used
to
speak
to
someone,
especially
a
woman,
in
a
friendly
way
乖乖，宝贝儿〔尤为对女人的友善称呼〕
BrE spoken
What
can
I
get
you,
ducks?
我能为你端点什么过来吗，宝贝儿？
6
a
SCORE
of
zero
by
a
BATSMAN
in
a
game
of
CRICKET
〔板球中击球手〕未得分，零分
C
verb
7
duck down
also
又作
to
lower
your
head
or
body
very
quickly,
especially
to
avoid
being
seen
or
hit
〔迅速〕低下（头），弯下（身），躲闪
I,T
If
she
hadn’t
ducked,
the
ball
would
have
hit
her.
如果她没有躲闪的话，那个球就可能打到她了。
[+
behind/under
etc
]
Jamie
saw
his
father
coming
and
ducked
quickly
behind
the
wall.
吉米看到他父亲来了，就赶快弓身躲到墙后面。
Tim
ducked
down
to
comb
his
hair
in
the
mirror.
蒂姆低下身在镜子前梳头发。
She
ducked
her
head
to
look
more
closely
at
the
inscription.
她低下头凑近些看碑文。
8
to
move
somewhere
very
quickly,
especially
to
avoid
being
seen
or
to
get
away
from
someone
躲避，逃避
I always + adv/prep
[+
into
]
The
two
men
ducked
into
a
block
of
flats
and
disappeared.
两个男人躲进了一片公寓区就不见了。
[+
out
of
]
She
ducked
out
of
the
door
before
he
could
stop
her.
她在他未及阻止时便闪出了门。
[+
back
]
‘Wait
a
minute’,
he
called,
ducking
back
inside.
“等一下，”他边叫边躲到里面去了。
9
to
avoid
something,
especially
a
difficult
or
unpleasant
duty
[非正式] 躲避，逃避〔责任等〕;
T | informal
The
ruling
body
wanted
to
duck
the
issue
of
whether
players
had
been
cheating.
管理机构想避开运动员是否有欺骗行为的争议。
Glazer
ducked
a
question
about
his
involvement
in
the
bank
scandal.
格莱泽避开了关于他涉及银行丑闻的问题。
10
to
push
someone
under
water
for
a
short
time
as
a
joke
〔开玩笑地〕把〔人〕按入水中
T
duck
sb
under
sth
Tom
grabbed
him
from
behind
to
duck
him
under
the
surface.
汤姆从后面抓住他，要把他按到水下。
11
to
avoid
doing
something
that
you
have
to
do
or
have
promised
to
do
躲避，逃避〔应该做或答应做的事情〕
I
always
ducked
out
of
history
lessons
at
school.
我上学时总是逃避上历史课。