duck
US
UK duck n: (aquatic bird)
SC 鸭子 yā zi
TC 鴨子
TC 鴨子
Do you see the ducks in the pond?
你看到池塘里的鸭子了吗？
duck n: (food: meat)
SC 鸭肉 yā ròu
SC 鸭子 yā ròu，yā zi
TC 鴨子
TC 鴨子
We ate Peking duck at the Chinese restaurant.
我们在一家中国餐馆吃了北京烤鸭。
duck n: (movement to dodge [sth])
SC 忽然低头躲避
SC 忽然弓身躲避
Larry made a quick duck to avoid hitting his head on the door frame.
拉里突然低头来避免头撞到门框上。
duck vi: (bend, lower head)
SC 忽地低下头 hū de dī xià tóu
SC 忽地弯腰 hū de dī xià tóu，hū de wān yāo
He ducked when the ball came flying at him.
球飞向他的时候，他低头躲开了。
duck vi: (dodge)
SC 躲避 duǒ bì
SC 闪避 duǒ bì，shǎn bì
SC 躲闪 duǒ bì，duǒ shǎn
He ducked to the side when the ball came flying at him.
球飞过来，他躲闪到一边。
duck [sth] vtr: (blow, missile: avoid)
SC 躲闪 duǒ shǎn
SC 躲避 duǒ shǎn，duǒ bì
SC 躲开 duǒ shǎn，duǒ kāi
The players had to duck a shower of various missiles as they left the pitch.
运动员在离场的时候，不得不躲闪大量的抛掷物。
duck under [sth], duck behind [sth] vi + prep: (dive, hide)
SC 躲进
SC 藏进
To avoid saying hello, he ducked under a desk.
不想打招呼的他躲进了桌子下面。
duck under [sth] vi + prep: (plunge into water) (水下)
SC 扎入
SC 潜入 qián rù
Ryan ducked under the water and resurfaced a few seconds later.
瑞恩一头扎入水中，几秒后又露出了水面。
duck n: (cricket: nought) (板球)
SC 零分 líng fēn
He was out for a duck.
他得了零分。
duck, ducks n: UK, informal (dear, darling)
SC 亲爱的 qīn ài de
TC 親愛的
TC 親愛的
SC 小可爱
Cup of tea, duck?
duck, duck cloth n: (fabric)
SC 细帆布
The hammock is made of duck.
duck [sth] vtr: informal (obligation) (责任等)
SC 逃避 táo bì
TC 逃避
TC 逃避
SC 推脱 táo bì，tuī tuō
She ducked her appointment and went to the cinema instead.
duck out vi phrasal: informal (leave secretly)
SC 溜走 liū zǒu
SC 悄悄离开
I deliberately sat at the back of the room near the door so I could duck out if the meeting was boring.
duck out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal (leave secretly) (非正式用语)
SC 偷偷离开 tōu tōu lí kāi
TC 偷偷離開
TC 偷偷離開
SC 悄悄溜走 tōu tōu lí kāi，qiāo qiāo liū zǒu
She managed to duck out of the lecture without anyone seeing her.
duck out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal, figurative (avoid inclusion) (非正式用语)
SC 巧妙地避开 qiǎo miào de bì kāi
SC 逃避 qiǎo miào de bì kāi，táo bì
TC 逃避
TC 逃避
He would often try to duck out of his boss's motivational meetings.
bummalo n: (fish: Bombay duck) (生物种类)
SC 龙头鱼
bummalo n: (food: Bombay duck) (食物)
SC 龙头鱼
DA n: initialism (1950s men's hairstyle: duck's ass)
SC 鸭尾发型
TC 鴨尾髮型
TC 鴨尾髮型
The movie is set in the 1950s, and all of the actors have DAs.
a dead duck n: informal, figurative ([sth] that will not succeed)
SC 很可能会失败的事
SC 注定失败的人或事
Donald Duck n: (Disney character)
SC 唐老鸭
duck down n: (soft feathers of a duck)
SC 鸭绒 yā róng
duck down vi + adv: (bend, crouch down)
SC 弯下身子
SC 曲身
duck egg n: (egg laid by duck)
SC 鸭蛋 yā dàn
duck out of doing [sth] v expr: informal, figurative (avoid obligation)
SC 避开 bì kāi
TC 避開
TC 避開
SC 躲避 bì kāi，duǒ bì
SC 逃避 bì kāi，táo bì
TC 逃避
TC 逃避
He always tries to duck out of talking to my parents.
duck your head v expr: (lower your head)
SC 低下头
TC 低下頭
TC 低下頭
SC 低头
TC 低頭
TC 低頭
I ducked my head to avoid hitting it on the lintel.
duck-billed adj: (animal: with a bill like a duck's) (动物)
SC 鸭嘴形的
Paleontologists have found the skeleton of a duck-billed dinosaur.
duck-billed platypus n: (Australian aquatic mammal)
SC 鸭嘴兽 yā zuǐ shòu
TC 鴨嘴獸
TC 鴨嘴獸
When the duck-billed platypus was first described in Europe, everyone thought it was a hoax.
欧洲人第一次听说鸭嘴兽时，都以为是什么人的恶作剧。
ducks and drakes, duck and drake n: (skipping stones on water) (游戏)
SC 打水漂
duct tape, duck tape n: (strong adhesive tape)
SC 强力胶带 qiáng lì jiāo dài
TC 強力膠帶
TC 強力膠帶
SC 密封胶带 qiáng lì jiāo dài，mì fēng jiāo dài
Duct tape can be used to repair almost anything.
hadrosaur, duck-billed dinosaur n: (type of dinosaur)
SC 鸭嘴龙
lame duck n: figurative ([sb] or [sth] ineffectual)
SC 无能的人（或物），不中用的人（或物），废物 wú néng de rén huò wù，bù zhōng yòng de rén huò wù，fèi wù
TC 廢物
TC 廢物
That guy is such a lame duck; he's never going to make anything of his life.
lame duck n: US, figurative (politician before handing over power)
SC 即将届满卸任的从政者
George W Bush was a lame duck from Election Day 2008 to January 20th, 2009.
merganser n: (type of duck)
SC 秋沙鸭 qiū shā yā
TC 秋沙鴨
TC 秋沙鴨
platypus n: (Australian aquatic mammal)
SC 鸭嘴兽 yā zuǐ shòu
TC 鴨嘴獸
TC 鴨嘴獸
The platypus is an endangered animal.
rubber duck n: (duck-shaped bath toy)
SC 橡胶鸭子 xiàng jiāo yā zi
TC 黃色（橡膠）小鴨
TC 黃色（橡膠）小鴨
Children often play with rubber ducks at bathtime.
scaup, scaup duck n: (diving duck)
SC 潜鸭，斑背潜鸭
sitting duck n: figurative (easy target) (比喻)
SC 易被击中的目标，易被欺骗的对象 yì bèi jī zhòng de mù biāo，yì bèi qī piàn de duì xiàng
With nothing to protect himself from the enemy, he was a sitting duck.
strange duck n: figurative, informal (odd person)
SC 怪人 guài rén
What a strange duck he is.