| 释义 |
duck² /dʌk/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. (鸭子似地)突然扎入水中
2. 突然下降
The jets ducked low over the fields. 几架喷气式飞机急剧下降，在田野低空掠过。
3. 忽地低下头；忽地弯下身
duck to get through the low doorway 低下头穿过低矮的门道
duck to hide in the bushes 弓身躲进灌木丛
4. 躲闪，躲避；〈口〉潜逃，逃走；离开；逃避，回避
At the first sound of firing he ducked. 枪炮声一响他就躲起来了。
duck into an alley 避进小巷
duck inside a cab 躲进出租汽车
The man ducked behind the crowd as soon as he had spoken. 那人话一讲完就躲到人群后面去了。
Boys threw rocks at her and then ducked out of sight. 几个男孩子朝她扔石块，然后逃得无影无踪。
She ducked out of her secretarial job 30 minutes each afternoon. 她每天下午都要搁下她的秘书工作溜开30分钟。
duck away from a question 回避一个问题
5. 〈俚〉迅速行进；飞快地走；急冲
duck in and out among a crowd 在人群中穿进穿出
duck across a highway 冲过公路
Let's duck in the bar for a drink. 我们快进酒吧去喝一杯吧。
6. 畏缩；屈服
7. (桥牌中)放掉(指本来能赢得某一牌墩时故意放弃)
❷ vt.
1. 把…猛按入水中
duck sb. in the river 把某人按入河水中
He ducked his head in the stream to get cool. 他把头浸入溪水凉快凉快。
2. 忽地低下(头)；忽地弯下(身)
He ducked his head to avoid being hit. 他把头一低以避开打击。
3. 〈口〉躲避；逃避；回避
duck a blow 避开一击
duck reporters (the press) 回避记者(报界)
duck the responsibility of doing sth. 逃避做某事的职责
Don't try to duck cleaning up the kitchen! 别想逃避打扫厨房!
duck the situation by getting drunk 以喝醉酒来逃避现状
duck a question with a joke 用笑话回避问题
4. (桥牌中)放掉
II n.
1. (向水中)猛然的一扎(或一浸)
2. (突然的)低头(或弯身)；躲闪，逃避
[< ME douken; 与 OHG tūhhan to dive, OE dūce duck¹ 有关]
phr. duck and dive 机智地应对 (或回避) |