单词	duck
释义	noun | verb duckduck1 /dʌk/ ●●● S3 W3 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYduck1 Origin: Old English duce 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 duck → drake3[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) noun | verb duckduck2 ●○○ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE duck Simple Form Present I, you, we, they duck he, she, it ducks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they ducked Present perfect I, you, we, they have ducked he, she, it has ducked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had ducked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will duck Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have ducked Continuous Form Present I am ducking he, she, it is ducking you, we, they are ducking Past I, he, she, it was ducking you, we, they were ducking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been ducking he, she, it has been ducking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been ducking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be ducking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been ducking Collocations COLLOCATIONS► ducked his head  Lewis ducked his head to avoid the ball. ► ducked a question  Benson ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal. 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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