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duck

noun
/dʌk/
/dʌk/
 Idioms
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  1. (plural ducks, duck)
     [countable] a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak. There are many types of duck, some of which are kept for their meat or eggs.鸭
    • wild ducks野鸭
    • duck eggs鸭蛋
    • Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the ducks.每天下午他们都去公园喂鸭子。
    • Ducks were quacking noisily on the lake.鸭子在湖上嘎嘎作响。
    see also eider duck, rubber duck
    Extra Examples
    • A flock of ducks bobbed near the shore.一队鸭子在岸边快速游动。
    • A rubber duck floated in the bath.有一只橡皮鸭浮在浴盆里。
    • Some species of duck dive for food, while others dabble for plants and insects near the surface.有些种类的鸭子潜水寻找食物，而其余种类的鸭子只在水面戏水寻找植物和昆虫。
    • The ducks paddled furiously to grab the bread.鸭子拚命地游去抢面包。
    Topics Birdsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wild
    • long-tailed
    • mallard
    • …
    … of ducks
    • flock
    verb + duck
    • feed
    • hunt
    duck + verb
    • quack
    • paddle
    • swim
    • …
    duck + noun
    • breast
    • confit
    • egg
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable] a female duck母鸭 compare drakeTopics Birdsa2
  3. [uncountable] meat from a duck鸭肉
    • roast duck with orange sauce烤鸭蘸橘子酱
    • Slice the duck breast and serve.把鸭胸脯切成薄片后端上来。
    • In a large saucepan, melt the duck fat.在一个大平底锅里，将鸭油熔化。
    see also Bombay duck, Peking duckTopics Fooda2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wild
    • long-tailed
    • mallard
    • …
    … of ducks
    • flock
    verb + duck
    • feed
    • hunt
    duck + verb
    • quack
    • paddle
    • swim
    • …
    duck + noun
    • breast
    • confit
    • egg
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (also duckie, ducks, ducky)
     [countable, usually singular] (British English, informal) a friendly way of speaking to somebody（表示友好的称呼）乖乖，宝贝儿
    • Anything else, duck?还有别的事吗，宝贝儿？
    compare dear, love
  5. a duck
     [singular] (in cricket板球) a batsman's score of zero零分
    • He was out for a duck.他因得了零分而出局。
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    6. see also lame duck, sitting duck
    Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 Old English duce, from the Germanic base of duck in the verb sense (expressing the notion of ‘diving bird’). noun sense 5 mid 19th cent.: short for duck's egg, used for the figure 0 because of its similar outline. noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: from duck, the bird.
Idioms
a dead duck
  1. (informal) a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing已失败（或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值）的计划（或事情等）Topics Difficulty and failurec2
get/have (all) your ducks in a row
  1. (especially North American English) to have made all the preparations needed to do something; to be well organized为某事做充分准备；把事情安排得井井有条
    • The company has its ducks in a row for a move into the Asian market.该公司为进军亚洲市场而大打出手。
    • Get your ducks in a row before you retire.退休前把你的鸭子排成一排。
(take to something) like a duck to water
  1. (to become used to something) very easily, without any problems or fears像鸭子入水般容易，轻而易举，毫不困难，毫无畏惧（习惯于某事）
    • She has taken to teaching like a duck to water.她教起书来驾轻就熟。
(like) water off a duck’s back
  1. (informal) used to say that something, especially criticism, has no effect on somebody/something（像）耳边风；水过鸭背
    • I can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him.我无法告诉我儿子该做什么，他根本听不进去。

duck

verb
/dʌk/
/dʌk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they duck
/dʌk/
/dʌk/
he / she / it ducks
/dʌks/
/dʌks/
past simple ducked
/dʌkt/
/dʌkt/
past participle ducked
/dʌkt/
/dʌkt/
-ing form ducking
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen低下头，弯下身（以免被打中或看见）
    • He had to duck as he came through the door.他穿过门口时得弯下身来。
    • duck (down) (behind/under something) We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn't see us.我们弓身躲在墙后不让他们看见。
    • He ducked under the overhanging branches.他躲在悬垂的树枝下。
    • He just managed to duck out of sight.他总算躲开了别人的视线。
    • duck something She ducked her head and got into the car.她低着头进了汽车。
    • She ducked under the railings and ran towards him.她躲到栏杆下，向他跑去。
  2. [transitive] duck something to avoid something by moving your head or body out of the way躲闪；躲避 synonym dodge
    • He ducked the first few blows then started to fight back.他躲开最先几拳后便开始反击。
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move somewhere quickly, especially in order to avoid being seen迅速行进，飞快行走（以免被看见）
    • She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in.我们进来时她转身躲进了隔壁房间。
  4. [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal) to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility逃避，回避，推脱，推诿（职责或责任）
    • duck out of something It's his turn to cook dinner, but I bet he'll try to duck out of it.轮到他做饭了，但我敢打赌他会想方设法逃避的。
    • duck something The government is ducking the issue.政府在回避这个问题。
  5. (especially North American English dunk)
     [transitive] duck somebody to push somebody underwater and hold them there for a short time把…按入水中
    • The kids were ducking each other in the pool.孩子们在池塘里相互把对方按入水中。
    6. Word Originverb Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duiken and German tauchen ‘dive, dip, plunge’, also to duck, the bird.

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