| 释义 |
take to something like a duck to water take to (something) like a duck to waterTo adapt to or learn something very quickly and naturally, as if it were innate. The phrase also often implies a sense of enjoyment. Sarah took to her bike like a duck to water. She was born to ride. I wasn't sure if he'd like playing the piano, but he's taken to it like a duck to water.See also: duck, like, take, watertake to something like a duck to water If you take to something like a duck to water, you find it very easy to do. He took to acting like a duck to water. Gilbey became a salesman for BMW. He took to it like a duck to water, quickly becoming Car Salesman of the Year.See also: duck, like, something, take, watertake to something like a duck to water take to something very readily. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day I had taken to vice like a duck to water, but it ran off me like water from a duck's back. See also: duck, like, something, take, water |