| [/dʌk; dʌk/] n (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作ducks) 用法:
1 (a) [C] any of various types of common water-bird, domestic and wild 鸭; 野鸭:
ducks waddling about the yard 在院子里一摇一摆走著的鸭子. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page v.
(b) [C] female of this 雌鸭. Cf 参看 drake.
(C) [U] its flesh as food （食用的）鸭肉:
roast duck 烤鸭. 用法:
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (also ducky, ducks) (Brit infml) (as a form of address) dear （作称呼）亲爱的, 宝贝儿. 用法:
3 [C] (in cricket) batsman's score of nought （板球）零分:
make a/be out for a duck 得零分而出局 *
break one's duck, ie score one's first run 首次得分. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) a dead duck => dead. a lame duck => lame. (take to sth) like a ,duck to `water without hesitation, fear or difficulty; naturally 像鸭子下水般; 不犹豫地; 不惧怕地; 无困难地; 自然地:
She's taken to teaching like a duck to water. 她教起书来就像鸭子下水般轻而易举. water off a duck's back => water. a sitting duck => sit. duck 2
[/dʌk; dʌk/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] move (esp one's head) down quickly, to avoid being seen or hit 迅速低下（尤指头）（以免被看见或被打中）:
I saw the gun and ducked under the window. 我见到枪就迅速俯在窗下. *
Duck your head down! 低下头! 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] push (sb) under water for a short time 使（某人）浸入水中片刻:
Her sisters ducked her in the river. 她的姐妹把她按到河里. 用法:
3 [Ipr, Tn] (infml) ~ (out of) sth avoid or dodge (a duty, responsibility etc) 躲避, 推脱, 推委（任务、 责任等）:
It's his turn to wash up but he'll try and duck out of it. 轮到他刷锅洗碗, 他却想法儿逃避. duck 3
[/dʌk; dʌk/] n 用法:
1 [U] strong linen or cotton cloth 坚固的麻布或棉布. 用法:
2 ducks [pl] trousers made of this 这种布制成的裤子. |