duck

noun

1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

2. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave
used for clothing and tents

3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

4. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

Synonym: duck's egg

verb

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

e.g. He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully

Synonym: hedgefudgeevadeput offcircumventparryeludeskirtdodgesidestep

2. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

e.g. Before he could duck, another stone struck him

3. submerge or plunge suddenly

4. dip into a liquid

e.g. He dipped into the pool

Synonym: dipdouse

1. 鸭子
A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.

duck

e.g. Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
鸡鸭在棚子周围到处乱刨。

2. 母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake)
A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake.

duck的近义词

e.g. I brought in one drake and three ducks.
我弄来一只公鸭和三只母鸭。

3. 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.

duck的翻译

e.g. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker...
他及时低下头，躲过了拨火棍的击打。
e.g. He ducked his head to hide his admiration...
他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。

4. (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.

e.g. Hans deftly ducked their blows.
汉斯灵巧地躲过他们的击打。

5. 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.

e.g. Matt ducked into his office...
马特慌忙躲进他的办公室。
e.g. He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
他溜进门里，慌忙地四处张望着。

6. 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.

e.g. The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions...
反对党认为卫生大臣逃避了所有决策难题。
e.g. He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
去年夏天他避开了与联合国核查人员的对峙。

7. 将(某人或其头部)按入水中
If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.

e.g. She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him.
她和马克在水池中嬉戏,胡闹着要将他按入水中。

8. see also: dead duck;lame duck;sitting duck

9. (昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿
Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection.

e.g. Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
噢,很高兴见到你,亲爱的。

10. 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.

e.g. 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。

11. 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.

e.g. She took to mothering like a duck to water.
她很快就对母亲这一角色驾轻就熟了。

相关词组：duck out

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