plural ducks
plural ducks
Learner's definition of DUCK
1
[count] : any one of many different kinds of birds that swim and have a flat beak, a short neck, a heavy body, short legs, and webbed feet鸭 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
duck eggs/feathers鸭蛋;鸭毛
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a duck pond养鸭池
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duck hunting猎鸭
— see color picture on this page 2
[count] : a female duck母鸭 — compare drake 3
[noncount] : the meat of a duck used as food鸭肉 4
[count] informal : a person who you think is lucky, unusual, etc.幸运儿;不寻常的人 5
British, informal or ducks —
used to address someone you love宝贝儿;亲爱的
like a duck to water
informal
: very quickly or easily迅速地;轻而易举地
water off a duck's back
— see 1water 2 duck /ˈdʌk/ verb
ducks; ducked; ducking
ducks; ducked; ducking
Learner's definition of DUCK
1
a [no object] : to lower your head or body suddenly to avoid being seen or hit突然低头或弓身(以免被人看见或攻击) —
often + down b [+ object] : to lower (your head) suddenly突然低头 c [+ object] : to avoid (something, such as a punch) by lowering your head or body suddenly突然低头或弓身躲避 2
[+ object] : to avoid (something or someone you do not want to see or deal with)回避 -
We can't afford to duck the issue any longer.我们再也不能回避这件事了。
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He managed to duck [=evade] the question.他设法回避了这个问题。
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They've been ducking each other for months.几个月来,他们一直都在回避对方。
3
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object] : to move quickly迅速移动 4
[+ object] British : to push (someone or something) underwater : dunk把…按入水中
duck out
[phrasal verb] informal
: to leave suddenly and usually without telling anyone that you are leaving悄然离开 —
often + on or of —
often used figuratively常用作比喻