- a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait鸭。
- Family Anatidae (the duck family); domesticated ducks are mainly descended from the mallard or wild duck. The duck family also includes geese and swans, from which ducks are distinguished by their generally smaller size and shorter necks.鸭科; 家鸭主要从野鸭驯化而来。鸭科还包括鹅和天鹅, 鸭与它们的区别主要是体小、颈短。
- the female of such a bird. Contrasted with
DRAKE1 .母鸭。与DRAKE1 相对。
- such a bird as food鸭子（作为食品）, 鸭肉：
a duck for tomorrow's dinner.
为明天宴会准备的一只鸭子。
- a pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusc found off the Atlantic coasts of America甲鸣蛤（纯白色双壳类软体动物, 产于美国大西洋海岸）。
- Genus Anatina, family Mactridae.鸭嘴蛤属, 蛤蜊科。
get（或 have）one's ducks in a row
- N. Amer. get (or have) one's facts straight; get (or have) everything organized〈北美〉把情况弄清楚; 将一切安排得井井有条。
take to something like a duck to water
- take to something very readily像鸭子入水般地开始做某事, 轻松自如地着手某事：
he shows every sign of taking to University politics like a duck to water.
无处不显示出他如鱼得水般地喜欢上了大学政治生活。
water off a duck's back
- a potentially hurtful or harmful remark or incident which has no apparent effect on the person mentioned鸭背上的落水, 不起作用（或毫无影响）之事物：
it was like water off a duck's back to Nick, but I'm sure it upset Paul.
这对于尼克来说如同鸭背上的落水毫无影响, 但我肯定这令保罗觉得沮丧。
- no obj. lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen（为躲避袭击等）突然低下头, 突然弯下身：
spectators ducked for cover
观众们低头躲闪
she ducked into the doorway to get out of the line of fire
她弓身钻进门道, 以避开发射线
with obj. he ducked his head and entered.他低下头走了进来。
duck out
depart quickly迅速离去：I thought I saw you duck out.
我想我看见你溜走的。
- with obj. avoid (a blow or missile) by moving down quickly避开, 躲过（一击）：
he ducked a punch from an angry first baseman.
他躲开了一垒手怒气冲冲的一拳。
- with obj. informal evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking)〈非正式〉逃避, 躲避, 回避（不想承担的责任或任务）：
a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked
一个勇气稍逊的人很可能会逃避的责任
no obj. I was engaged twice and ducked out both times.我曾两次订婚, 但两次都溜掉了。
- with obj. push or plunge (someone) under water, either playfully or as a punishment把…按入水中：
Rufus grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface
鲁弗斯从后面抓住了他, 将他按到水中
as noun ducking he got a ducking as he tried to board the canoe.就在他试图登上独木舟时, 他一头栽入了水中。
- no obj. Bridge refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons【桥牌】放掉（指本来能赢得某一牌墩时故意把这个牌墩放掉）。
duck and dive
- use one's ingenuity to deal with or evade a situation巧妙地应对（或躲避）。
ducker
noun- Cricket a batsman's score of nought【板球】零分：
out for a duck.
因得零分而出局。
break one's duck
- Cricket score the first run of one's innings【板球】首次得分。
- Brit. make one's first score or achieve a particular feat for the first time〈英〉首次得分; 首次取得成功。
- Brit. dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)〈英〉亲爱的, 宝贝儿（用作非正式或亲昵的称呼, 通常为伦敦东区人使用）。