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单词 duck
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duckduck1 /dʌk/ ●●● S3 W3 noun Etymology 1 [countable] a common water bird with short legs and a wide beak:  We went to the pond to feed the ducks.2[countable] science, biology a female duckdrake3[uncountable] the meat of this bird used as food:  roast duck [Origin: Old English duce] see also dead1 (23), lame duck, take to something like a duck to water at take to (4), like water off a duck’s back at water1 (8)
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duckduck2 ●○○ verb Verb Table Collocations 1[intransitive, transitive] to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit:  If she hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit her.duck under The children quickly ducked under their desks. Lewis ducked his head to avoid the ball.2[intransitive] to go quickly into or behind something, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someone: duck into The three men ducked into a subway entrance and disappeared.3[intransitive] to visit a place, especially for only a short time: duck into She ducked into a drugstore to buy a pair of sunglasses.4[transitive] to try to avoid something, especially a difficult duty or something that you do not want to do:  Benson ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal.5[transitive] old-fashioned to push someone or something under the water SYN dunkduck out phrasal verb informal1to avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to do: duck out of/on You can’t duck out on your promise now.2to leave quickly, especially without anyone noticing: duck out of He ducked out of the meeting early.
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