duck

1. N-VAR A duck is a common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak. 鴨

Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings. 雞鴨在外屋四周挖扒。

2. N-UNCOUNT Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food. 鴨肉

...honey roasted duck. …蜜汁烤鴨。

3. N a score of nothing by a batsman 零分[cricket]

4. N a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave, used for clothing, tents, etc 粗布→see also ducks

5. N an amphibious vehicle used in World War II (第二次世界大戰(zhàn)中用的)水陸兩用車

6. V-I If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downward to avoid something that might hit you, to avoid being seen, or to hide the expression on your face. 迅速低頭; 猛然俯身

He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. 他猛地低下頭，及時地躲過飛來一棒。

7. V-T If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downward. 閃避

Hans deftly ducked their blows. 漢斯靈活地躲過了他們的猛擊。

8. V-T If you duck your head, you move it quickly downward to hide the expression on your face. 迅速低下 (頭)

He ducked his head to hide his admiration. 他低下頭以掩飾他的羨慕。

9. V-T You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it. 逃避 (責(zé)任)[非正式]

The defence secretary ducked the question of whether the United States was winning the war. 該國防部長回避了美國是否在打贏這場戰(zhàn)爭的問題。

10. V to submerge or plunge suddenly and often briefly under water 忽潛忽露