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BNC: 3713 COCA: 3521

duck

Word family 
Related topics: Birds, Food, dish, Cricket
duck1 /dʌk/ ●●● S3 noun  
1. ldoce_077.png [countableC]HBB a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers 鸭 →5  See picture of DUCK 弯腰躲闪
2. [countableC]HBB a female duck 母鸭 → drake
3  [uncountableU]DFF the meat of a duck used as food 鸭肉
 roast duck with orange sauce
烤鸭配橘子酱
4  take to something like a duck to water EASYto learn how to do something very easily 轻而易举地学会做某事
 She took to dancing like a duck to water.
她学跳舞简直是易如反掌。
Examples from the Corpus
take to something like a duck to water• She's taken to her new position like a duck to water.
5  (also ducks)FRIENDLYTALK TO somebody British EnglishBrE spoken used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly way 乖乖，宝贝〔尤为对女人的友善称呼〕
 What can I get you, ducks?
我能为你端点什么过来吗，宝贝？
6. [countableC]DSC a score of zero by a batsman in a game of cricket 〔板球中击球手〕未得分，零分
→ dead duck, lame duck, → like water off a duck’s back at water1(8), → ducks and drakes, sitting duck
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
a duck quacks (=makes the sound ducks make)
The ducks on the river started quacking.
a duck waddles (=walks moving its body from side to side)
Ducks were waddling across the grass.
a duck paddles (=swims by moving its feet under the water)
Ducks and swans paddled towards us.
a duck dives (=puts its head down under the water)
A single wild duck was swimming and diving.
a duck bobs (=moves up and down on the water)
They watched the ducks bobbing up and down on the waves.
duck + NOUN
a duck pond (=a small area of water where there are ducks)
The park has a duck pond which the children like.
Examples from the Corpus
duck• Most commercial ducks now come from farms in Northern California or the Midwest states, especially Indiana.• The particular larva around which a mussel pearl forms lives in its adult stage in the eider duck.• In the moonlight it appeared more like a great slab of concrete than a refuge for ducks.• He went to the brook, and shot a little duck, Right through the middle of the head, head, head.• roast duck• When removing the legs from the duck, make sure to leave enough skin around them to cover the meat.
Related topics: Swimming
ldoce_077_bduck2 verb  
1  (also duck down) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HIDE/NOT SHOW to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit 〔尤指为避免被看见或打中而迅速地〕低下（头），弯（腰）
 If she hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit her.
如果她没有弯腰躲闪的话，那个球就可能击中她了。
duck behind/under etc
 Jamie saw his father coming and ducked quickly behind the wall.
吉米看到他父亲来了，就赶快弓身躲到墙后面。
 Tim ducked down to comb his hair in the mirror.
蒂姆低下身在镜子前梳头发。
 She ducked her head to look more closely at the inscription.
她低下头更仔细地看碑文。
2  [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to move somewhere very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someone 躲避，逃避
duck into
 The two men ducked into a block of flats and disappeared.
两个男人躲进一幢公寓楼不见了。
duck out of
 She ducked out of the door before he could stop her.
他还没来得及阻止，她就闪到了门外。
duck back
 ‘Wait a minute’, he called, ducking back inside.
“等一下。” 他边叫边躲回里面去了。
3  [transitiveT] informalAVOID to avoid something, especially a difficult or unpleasant duty 躲避，逃避〔困难、责任等〕 SYN dodge
 The ruling body wanted to duck the issue of whether players had been cheating.
管理机构想避开运动员是否作弊的问题。
 Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal.
格莱泽避开了关于他涉及银行丑闻的问题。
4  [transitiveT]DSS to push someone under water for a short time as a joke 〔开玩笑地〕把〔某人〕按入水中
duck somebody under something
 Tom grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface.
汤姆从后面抓住他，要把他按入水里。
5 duck out of something phrasal verbphr v AVOIDto avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to do 躲避，逃避〔应该做或答应做的事情〕
 I always ducked out of history lessons at school.
我上学时总是逃避上历史课。
Examples from the Corpus
duck out of • This boy was more the Weakest Link as he ducked out of taking two decisions to deny Leeds the win they deserved.
Examples from the Corpus
duck• He did it again, and I would duck.• I forgot to duck and hit my head on the branch.• Josie ducked and the vase smashed against the wall.• He has ducked, bobbed and weaved with it, but he is clearly embarrassed by it now.• Others just plunged, simply ducked down and pushed out, fighting up, reaching for air.• The bottom was pebbles, the water was sun-warmed; she ducked her head under and came up feeling faintly sick.• Culley ducked his face into his shoulder and wiped sweat on to his shirt.• He wriggled into the impulse-suit, ducked his head into the helmet.• He ducked under her arm and slammed his elbow into her back knocking her into the wall.• It was a good thing that I ducked when the wind blew the sail around.
ducked ... head• Some ducked their heads and avoided reporters.• He ducked his head and butted Orcadai under the chin, his hands grasping for purchase.• She ducked her head and nipped the skin on his chest.• She ducked her head in, and tried to go deeper before making towards the fallen flare.• The woman ducked her head in embarrassment and put her hand on the arm of the man driving.• He wriggled into the impulse-suit, ducked his head into the helmet.• The bottom was pebbles, the water was sun-warmed; she ducked her head under and came up feeling faintly sick.
duck back• Instinctively, I ducked back a tree or two.• Art, it seems, is the perpetual recidivist, always ducking back into the aesthetic as soon as vigilant life averts its gaze.• He let go and ducked back into the driving rain.• He ducked back into the shadows, his face pressed to the door.• Stir duck back into warm sauce.• I eased into an upright position, ducking back out of sight until I heard him start the car and pull away.• Marion ducked back out, surprised and annoyed, but there was no sign of her.
ducked ... question• Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal.
Origin duck1
Old English duce
duck1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1duck2 verb
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BNC: 3713 COCA: 3521
duck

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF DUCKS | VERB + DUCK | DUCK + VERB | DUCK + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤wild野鴨➤long-tailed, mallard, etc.長尾鴨、綠頭鴨等▸➤plastic, rubber塑料鴨；橡皮鴨◇A rubber duck floated in the bath.有一隻橡皮鴨浮在浴盆裏。➤roast, roasted (especially NAmE) 烤鴨... OF DUCKS➤flock一群鴨子◇A flock of ducks bobbed near the shore.一隊鴨子在岸邊快速游動。VERB + DUCK➤feed餵鴨子◇Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the ducks.每天下午他們都去公園餵鴨子。➤hunt獵野鴨DUCK + VERB➤quack鴨子嘎嘎叫▸➤paddle, swim鴨子涉水；鴨子游水◇The ducks paddled furiously to grab the bread.鴨子拚命地遊去搶麪包。➤bob鴨子快速游動▸➤dive鴨子鑽入水裏▸➤dabble鴨子戲水▸➤waddle鴨子一搖一擺地走◇A family of ducks waddled along the river bank.一群鴨子沿着河岸搖搖擺擺地走。➤nest鴨子築巢➤fly野鴨飛行▸➤migrate野鴨遷徙DUCK + NOUN➤breast鴨胸脯◇Slice the duck breast and serve.把鴨胸脯切成薄片後端上來。➤confit油封鴨▸➤egg鴨蛋➤fat鴨油◇In a large saucepan, melt the duck fat.在一個大平底鍋裏，將鴨油熔化。➤pond養鴨池塘➤blind (= a small shelter from where you can watch ducks) (NAmE) 獵鴨棚➤hunter, hunting (both NAmE) 獵野鴨者；獵野鴨➤season (= the time when ducks are hunted) (NAmE) 獵鴨季節
BNC: 3713 COCA: 3521
duck verb
⇨ bend (He has to duck to get through doors.) ⇨ evade (duck out of sth)
BNC: 3713 COCA: 3521

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