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单词 sitting duck
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sitting ducknoun [ C ]

uk/ˌsɪt.ɪŋ ˈdʌk/us/ˌsɪt̬.ɪŋ ˈdʌk/

someone or something that is very easy for an enemy to shoot or attack:

With their bullets all gone, the soldiers were sitting ducks for the enemy.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Weakness and vulnerability

  • Achilles heel
  • at a low ebb idiom
  • be (only) flesh and blood idiom
  • be sb's poodle idiom
  • chink in sb's armour idiom
  • ebb
  • faint
  • impotent
  • indefensible
  • lax
  • limp
  • malleable
  • susceptible
  • toothless
  • totter
  • underbelly
  • unprotected
  • unsteady
  • vulnerable
  • wraith

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sitting ducknoun [ C ]

/ˈsɪt̬·ɪŋ ˈdʌk/

a person or thing in a situation that is easy to attack:

A car without side-impact airbags is a sitting duck if it’s hit broadside by an SUV.
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