1 N-VAR 鸭子 A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak. 鸭子
Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food.
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...honey roasted duck.
蜜汁烤鸭
2 N-COUNT 母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake) A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake. 母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake)
3 VERB 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. 急速低头(或弓身)(以免被打中或看见)
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He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. [VERB]
他及时低下头,躲过了拨火棍的击打。
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He ducked his head to hide his admiration. [VERB noun]
他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。
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I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me. [VERB adv./prep.]
我本想弯腰溜过去,但被他们看到了。
SYN bob, drop, lower, bend
4 VERB (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. (快速低头或弓身以)躲闪,闪避
5 VERB 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. 躲避;逃避 [mainly informal]
6 VERB 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. 逃避,回避,推脱,推诿(义务或责任) [informal, disapproval]
SYN dodge, avoid, escape, evade
7 VERB 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. 将(某人或其头部)按入水中
SYN dunk, wet, plunge, dip
8 See also: dead duck lame duck sitting duck
9 N-VOC (昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿 Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection. (昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿 [British, feelings]
10 PHRASE 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. 毫无效果的;不起作用的 [emphasis]
11 PHRASE 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. 很自然地就会;轻而易举;如鱼得水
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