1 duke /ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/ noun plural dukes
/ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/
noun
plural dukes
Learner's definition of DUKE
1
[count] : a man of very high rank in the British nobility公爵(美国高等贵族)
2
[count] : the ruler of an independent area of land especially in some parts of Europe in the past(古代欧洲部分地区小公国的)君主 — compare duchess; see also archduke 3
dukes [plural] US slang, old-fashioned : fists or hands拳头;手 2 duke /ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/ verb
dukes; duked; duking
2 duke
/ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/
verb
dukes; duked; duking
Learner's definition of DUKE
duke it out
US, informal
: to fight with your fists用拳头打斗 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻