英语词汇“duck”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

duck

(dʌk )

Word forms: ducks , ducking , ducked

1. variable noun A2

A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.

Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.

Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food.

...honey roasted duck.

2. countable noun

A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake.

I brought in one drake and three ducks.

3. verb

If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen.

He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. [VERB]

He ducked his head to hide his admiration. [VERB noun]

I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me. [VERB adverb/preposition]

Synonyms: bob, drop, lower, bend

4. verb

If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.

Hans deftly ducked their blows. [VERB noun]

5. verb

If you duck into a place, you move there quickly, often in an attempt to avoid danger or to avoid being seen. [mainly informal]

Matt ducked into his office. [VERB preposition/adverb]

He ducked through the door and looked about frantically. [VERB preposition/adverb]

6. verb

You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it. [informal, disapproval]

The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions. [VERB noun]

He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: dodge, avoid, escape, evade

7. verb

If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.

She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: dunk, wet, plunge, dip

8. See also dead duck, lame duck, sitting duck

9. vocative noun

Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection. [British, feelings]

Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.

10. like water off a duck's back phrase

You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized. [emphasis]

All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.

11. to take to something like a duck to water phrase

If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do.

She took to mothering like a duck to water.

Phrasal verbs:

duck out

phrasal verb

If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it. [informal]

George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin. [VERB PARTICLE + of]

You can't duck out once you've taken on a responsibility. [VERB PARTICLE]

Image of duck

Idioms:

take to something like a duck to water

to discover that you are naturally good at something and that you find it very easy to do

Gilbey became a salesman for BMW. He took to it like a duck to water, quickly becoming Car Salesman of the Year.

a sitting duck

someone who is an obvious target, and whom it is very easy to attack or criticize

They heard the sound of gunfire. 'It's a trap,' Joe whispered. 'And we're sitting ducks! We've got to find somewhere to hide.'

a lame duck

someone or something with little real power, for example a politician or a government when their period of office is coming to an end

In announcing your retirement ahead of time, do you become a lame duck?

someone who is in a very weak position and who needs support

Elizabeth often invites lame ducks to spend Christmas with us.

a dead duck

someone or something that is a failure

The government is a dead duck.

Collocations:

duck an issue

Many would disagree, but at least his autobiography doesn't duck the issue.

Times, Sunday Times

But they cannot duck an issue because they don't know much about it.

Christianity Today

He notes that the company operates more than 1,000 trucks, so it could hardly 'duck the issue' of fuel.

Times, Sunday Times

You have to make a choice about who you are - don't duck the issue and let things drift.

The Sun

Ministers are expected to duck the issue of the maximum period suspects can be held without charge, however.

Times, Sunday Times

duck confit

We order duck confit and short ribs.

Globe and Mail (2003)

Komarov had lentil and beet salad with duck confit and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2001)

I've used duck confit, which you should be able to find in a tin at a good deli.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

The feast includes quail in wine and duck confit followed by rice pudding.

The Sun (2007)

duck inside

We duck inside, a service underway, listen a little to the chanting, and light a spindly yellow candle that glitters in the dim gold interior.

The Times Literary Supplement

We love to be outdoors, but need to duck inside when it starts bucketing.

Times, Sunday Times

Rub your duck inside and out with salt and five spice.

The Sun

Then he runs past the other block, including the duck inside the can following him.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

On one unseasonably cold summer night, a kind-hearted waiter took the ducks inside.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

duck responsibility

That turned out to be the perfect system for regulators to duck responsibility and dodge difficult decisions.

Times, Sunday Times

Not for the first time, probation staff duck responsibility.

The Sun

And he doesn't duck responsibility for what went before.

Times, Sunday Times

This could be seen as dereliction of his duty on such a difficult question or ducking responsibility for reopening it.

Times, Sunday Times

This time there was no panic, no ducking responsibility and no loss of belief.

The Sun

mallard duck

She had recently dined on mallard duck and hazelnuts.

Times,Sunday Times

Look at the mallard duck.

Times, Sunday Times

The mallard duck makes a charming picture shepherding her brood of downy offspring.

Times, Sunday Times

Scaled up slightly, it would be 'the equivalent of a mallard duck lifting a car', they said.

Times, Sunday Times

With more waggles than a mallard duck, he hovers over the ball, backs away, pulls out of swings halfway through and then goes through the whole process again.

Times, Sunday Times

roast duck

Of these, it is always worth looking out for roast duck, often served with apples.

Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)

I normally have the roast duck, which turns on a spit above an open log fire as you enter.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Other main courses include roast duck and chicken pot-au-feu.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

The most common dishes are those prepared from chicken, but for a speciality dish in this field watch out for roast duck.

Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)

rubber duck

You could get a rubber duck dressed as a bishop from the cathedral shop.

The Sun (2013)

Richard inspected and rejected as poor towel substitutes a loofah, a half-empty bottle of shampoo, and a small yellow rubber duck.

Neil Gaiman NEVERWHERE (2001)

Who wants a rubber duck when you can play with a miniature ocean liner or toy paddle steamer?

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

wild duck

The extra rich, dark, faintly gamey meat of duck, especially wild duck, or goose, can trip up many.

Times, Sunday Times

Farmed duck obviously tastes different from wild duck, but still has a gameiness that makes it an attractive occasional alternative to chicken.

Times, Sunday Times

I had great venison, very good fish, a huge amount of vegetables and a simply sensational pithivier of wild duck.

Times, Sunday Times

Tuck into this soft, velvety plum and cherry-stashed pinot with wild duck and other game birds.

Times, Sunday Times

Where cattle normally graze, wild duck are swimming and trees stand up to their ankles in water.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 鸭子, 迅速低下头

Japanese: アヒル, 身をかがめる

单词	duck
释义	duck (dʌk ) Word forms: ducks , ducking , ducked 1. variable noun A2 A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak. Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings. Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food. ...honey roasted duck. 2. countable noun A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake. I brought in one drake and three ducks. 3. verb If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. [VERB] He ducked his head to hide his admiration. [VERB noun] I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: bob, drop, lower, bend 4. verb If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards. Hans deftly ducked their blows. [VERB noun] 5. verb If you duck into a place, you move there quickly, often in an attempt to avoid danger or to avoid being seen. [mainly informal] Matt ducked into his office. [VERB preposition/adverb] He ducked through the door and looked about frantically. [VERB preposition/adverb] 6. verb You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it. [informal, disapproval] The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions. [VERB noun] He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer. [VERB noun] Synonyms: dodge, avoid, escape, evade 7. verb If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time. She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: dunk, wet, plunge, dip 8. See also dead duck, lame duck, sitting duck 9. vocative noun Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection. [British, feelings] Oh, I am glad to see you, duck. 10. like water off a duck's back phrase You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized. [emphasis] All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me. 11. to take to something like a duck to water phrase If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do. She took to mothering like a duck to water. Phrasal verbs: duck out phrasal verb If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it. [informal] George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin. [VERB PARTICLE + of] You can't duck out once you've taken on a responsibility. [VERB PARTICLE] Image of duck © Aksenova Natalya, Shutterstock Idioms: take to something like a duck to water to discover that you are naturally good at something and that you find it very easy to do Gilbey became a salesman for BMW. He took to it like a duck to water, quickly becoming Car Salesman of the Year. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a sitting duck someone who is an obvious target, and whom it is very easy to attack or criticize They heard the sound of gunfire. 'It's a trap,' Joe whispered. 'And we're sitting ducks! We've got to find somewhere to hide.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a lame duck someone or something with little real power, for example a politician or a government when their period of office is coming to an end In announcing your retirement ahead of time, do you become a lame duck? someone who is in a very weak position and who needs support Elizabeth often invites lame ducks to spend Christmas with us. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a dead duck someone or something that is a failure The government is a dead duck. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: duck an issue Many would disagree, but at least his autobiography doesn't duck the issue. Times, Sunday Times But they cannot duck an issue because they don't know much about it. Christianity Today He notes that the company operates more than 1,000 trucks, so it could hardly 'duck the issue' of fuel. Times, Sunday Times You have to make a choice about who you are - don't duck the issue and let things drift. The Sun Ministers are expected to duck the issue of the maximum period suspects can be held without charge, however. Times, Sunday Times duck confit We order duck confit and short ribs. Globe and Mail (2003) Komarov had lentil and beet salad with duck confit and a balsamic vinaigrette. Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2001) I've used duck confit, which you should be able to find in a tin at a good deli. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The feast includes quail in wine and duck confit followed by rice pudding. The Sun (2007) duck inside We duck inside, a service underway, listen a little to the chanting, and light a spindly yellow candle that glitters in the dim gold interior. The Times Literary Supplement We love to be outdoors, but need to duck inside when it starts bucketing. Times, Sunday Times Rub your duck inside and out with salt and five spice. The Sun Then he runs past the other block, including the duck inside the can following him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On one unseasonably cold summer night, a kind-hearted waiter took the ducks inside. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 duck responsibility That turned out to be the perfect system for regulators to duck responsibility and dodge difficult decisions. Times, Sunday Times Not for the first time, probation staff duck responsibility. The Sun And he doesn't duck responsibility for what went before. Times, Sunday Times This could be seen as dereliction of his duty on such a difficult question or ducking responsibility for reopening it. Times, Sunday Times This time there was no panic, no ducking responsibility and no loss of belief. The Sun mallard duck She had recently dined on mallard duck and hazelnuts. Times,Sunday Times Look at the mallard duck. Times, Sunday Times The mallard duck makes a charming picture shepherding her brood of downy offspring. Times, Sunday Times Scaled up slightly, it would be 'the equivalent of a mallard duck lifting a car', they said. Times, Sunday Times With more waggles than a mallard duck, he hovers over the ball, backs away, pulls out of swings halfway through and then goes through the whole process again. Times, Sunday Times roast duck Of these, it is always worth looking out for roast duck, often served with apples. Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993) I normally have the roast duck, which turns on a spit above an open log fire as you enter. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Other main courses include roast duck and chicken pot-au-feu. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The most common dishes are those prepared from chicken, but for a speciality dish in this field watch out for roast duck. Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993) rubber duck You could get a rubber duck dressed as a bishop from the cathedral shop. The Sun (2013) Richard inspected and rejected as poor towel substitutes a loofah, a half-empty bottle of shampoo, and a small yellow rubber duck. Neil Gaiman NEVERWHERE (2001) Who wants a rubber duck when you can play with a miniature ocean liner or toy paddle steamer? Times, Sunday Times (2010) wild duck The extra rich, dark, faintly gamey meat of duck, especially wild duck, or goose, can trip up many. Times, Sunday Times Farmed duck obviously tastes different from wild duck, but still has a gameiness that makes it an attractive occasional alternative to chicken. Times, Sunday Times I had great venison, very good fish, a huge amount of vegetables and a simply sensational pithivier of wild duck. Times, Sunday Times Tuck into this soft, velvety plum and cherry-stashed pinot with wild duck and other game birds. Times, Sunday Times Where cattle normally graze, wild duck are swimming and trees stand up to their ankles in water. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 鸭子, 迅速低下头 Japanese: アヒル, 身をかがめる
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