duck
n
(pl unchanged or ~s 復(fù)數(shù)或不變或作ducks)
1
(a) [C] any of various types of common water-bird, domestic and wild 鴨; 野鴨
ducks waddling about the yard 在院子里一搖一擺走著的鴨子. =>illus at App 1 見(jiàn)附錄1之插圖, page v.
(b) [C] female of this 雌鴨. Cf 參看 drake.
(c) [U] its flesh as food (食用的)鴨肉: roast duck 烤鴨.
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
(also ducky, ducks) (Brit infml 口) (as a form of address) dear (作稱(chēng)呼)親愛(ài)的, 寶貝兒.
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.
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) a dead duck => dead. a lame duck => lame. (take to sth) like a ,duck to `water without hesitation, fear or difficulty; naturally 像鴨子下水般; 不猶豫地; 不懼怕地; 無(wú)困難地; 自然地
She's taken to teaching like a duck to water. 她教起書(shū)來(lái)就像鴨子下水般輕而易舉. water off a duck's back => water. a sitting duck => sit.
duck v
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(尤指頭)(以免被看見(jiàn)或被打中)
I saw the gun and ducked under the window. 我見(jiàn)到槍就迅速俯在窗下.
Duck your head down! 低下頭!
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.
3 [Ipr, Tn] (infml 口) ~ (out of) sth avoid or dodge (a duty, responsibility etc) 躲避, 推脫, 推委(任務(wù)、 責(zé)任等)
It's his turn to wash up but he'll try and duck out of it. 輪到他刷鍋洗碗, 他卻想法兒逃避.
duck n
1 [U] strong linen or cotton cloth 堅(jiān)固的麻布或棉布.
2 ducks [pl] trousers made of this 這種布制成的褲子.
dipvt. 浸;(把燭芯浸在融蠟里)制造(蠟燭);把(汽車(chē)前燈)的遠(yuǎn)光調(diào)為近光;洗藥水浴;
vt.& vi. (使)微降,(使)下沉;(使)向下再向上;
n. 瀏覽;(通常指暫時(shí)的)減少;洗澡;傾斜;
vi. 浸水;提取;(輕度或暫時(shí)地)減少;瀏覽;
doven. 鴿;純潔的人,天真無(wú)邪的人;〈美〉(政界的)鴿派人士;德芙(巧克力品牌);
v. 潛水( dive的過(guò)去式);