duck

noun

1. 鸭
   a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak. There are many types of duck , some of which are kept for their meat or eggs.
   1. wild ducks
      野鸭
   2. duck eggs
      鸭蛋
2. 母鸭
   a female duck
3. 鸭肉
   meat from a duck
   1. roast duck with orange sauce
      烤鸭蘸橘子酱
4. （表示友好的称呼）乖乖，宝贝儿
   a friendly way of addressing sb
   1. Anything else, duck?
      还有别的事吗，宝贝儿？
5. 零分
   a batsman's score of zero
   1. He was out for a duck.
      他因得了零分而出局。

verb

1. 低下头，弯下身（以免被打中或看见）
   to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen
   1. He had to duck as he came through the door.
      他穿过门口时得弯下身来。
   2. We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn't see us.
      我们弓身躲在墙后不让他们看见。
   3. He just managed to duck out of sight .
      他总算躲开了别人的视线。
   4. She ducked her head and got into the car.
      她低着头进了汽车。
2. 躲闪；躲避
   to avoid sth by moving your head or body out of the way
   1. He ducked the first few blows then started to fight back.
      他躲开最先几拳后便开始反击。
3. 迅速行进，飞快行走（以免被看见）
   to move somewhere quickly, especially in order to avoid being seen
   1. She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in.
      我们进来时她转身躲进了隔壁房间。
4. 逃避，回避，推脱，推诿（职责或责任）
   to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility
   1. It's his turn to cook dinner, but I bet he'll try to duck out of it.
      轮到他做晚饭了，但我敢打赌他会想方设法逃避的。
   2. The government is ducking the issue.
      政府在回避这个问题。
5. 把…按入水中
   to push sb underwater and hold them there for a short time
   1. The kids were ducking each other in the pool.
      孩子们在池塘里相互把对方按入水中。

1. N-VAR 鸭子
   A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.
   1. Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
      鸡鸭在棚子周围到处乱刨。
   2. Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food.
      
   3. ...honey roasted duck.
      蜜汁烤鸭
2. N-COUNT 母鸭(公鸭叫做 drake)
   A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake.
   1. I brought in one drake and three ducks.
      我弄来一只公鸭和三只母鸭。
3. VERB 急速低头（或弓身）(以免被打中或看见)
   If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen.
   1. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker...
      他及时低下头，躲过了拨火棍的击打。
   2. He ducked his head to hide his admiration...
      他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。
   3. I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me.
      我本想弯腰溜过去，但被他们看到了。
4. VERB (快速低头或弓身以)躲闪,闪避
   If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.
   1. Hans deftly ducked their blows.
      汉斯灵巧地躲过他们的击打。
5. VERB 躲避;逃避
   If you duck into a place, you move there quickly, often in an attempt to avoid danger or to avoid being seen.
   1. Matt ducked into his office...
      马特慌忙躲进他的办公室。
   2. He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
      他溜进门里，慌忙地四处张望着。
6. VERB 逃避,回避,推脱,推诿(义务或责任)
   You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it.
   1. The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions...
      反对党认为卫生大臣逃避了所有决策难题。
   2. He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
      去年夏天他避开了与联合国核查人员的对峙。
7. VERB 将(某人或其头部)按入水中
   If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.
   1. She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him.
      她和马克在水池中嬉戏,胡闹着要将他按入水中。
8. See also: dead duck lame duck sitting duck
9. N-VOC (昵称)亲爱的,宝贝儿
   Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection.
   1. Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
      噢,很高兴见到你,亲爱的。
10. PHRASE 毫无效果的;不起作用的
    You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized.
    1. All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.
       批评对我来说左耳进右耳出，毫无影响。
11. PHRASE 很自然地就会;轻而易举;如鱼得水
    If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do.
    1. She took to mothering like a duck to water.
       她很快就对母亲这一角色驾轻就熟了。

1. The government is a dead duck.
   这个政府注定要垮台。
2. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad
   将剩下的调料淋在鸭肉和色拉上。
3. Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
   鸡鸭在棚子周围到处乱刨。
4. I brought in one drake and three ducks.
   我弄来一只公鸭和三只母鸭。
5. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker
   他及时低下头，躲过了拨火棍的击打。
6. He ducked his head to hide his admiration
   他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。
7. I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me.
   我本想弯腰溜过去，但被他们看到了。
8. Hans deftly ducked their blows.
   汉斯灵巧地躲过他们的击打。
9. Matt ducked into his office
   马特慌忙躲进他的办公室。
10. He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
    他溜进门里，慌忙地四处张望着。
11. The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions
    反对党认为卫生大臣逃避了所有决策难题。
12. He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
    去年夏天他避开了与联合国核查人员的对峙。
13. She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him.
    她和马克在水池中嬉戏，胡闹着要将他按入水中。
14. Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
    噢，很高兴见到你，亲爱的。
15. All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.
    批评对我来说左耳进右耳出，毫无影响。
16. She took to mothering like a duck to water.
    她很快就对母亲这一角色驾轻就熟了。
17. You can't duck out once you've taken on a responsibility.
    一旦承担起责任你就不能逃避。
18. He must recognise by now that he will be a one-term, increasingly lame duck president.
    他现在应该已经明白，自己这个总统一任就会下台，而且权力将越来越小。
19. She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down.
    她在鸭塘边找了条长椅坐下。
20. She was a little fluffy baby duck which we reared until she was fully grown.
    它那时还是只毛茸茸的小母鸭，我们一直把它养到羽翼丰满。
21. Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
    南希明白，只要一打开天窗，她马上就会成为受攻击的目标。
22. The duck quacks.
    鸭子嘎嘎叫。
23. The duck flapped its wings.
    鸭子扑着翅膀。
24. In spring they could collect whole baskets of wild duck eggs.
    春天里他们可以捡到整篮整篮的野鸭蛋。
25. The duck waddles.
    鸭子一跩一跩地走。
26. I had some fish, beef, duck, jiaozi and a dish of sweet soup.
    我吃了些鱼，牛肉，鸭肉，饺子和一盘甜汤。
27. A lot of grease comes out of a duck when it is being cooked.
    煮鸭子时会流出很多油来。
28. I prefer goose to duck.
    我喜欢吃鹅肉胜过吃鸭肉。
29. He feathered arrows with duck's feathers.
    他用鸭毛给箭装上箭翎。
30. Some old duck fooled them all!
    有些老家伙愚弄了他们所有的人。

n.

get/have (all) your ducks in a row

• 为某事做充分准备；把事情安排得井井有条
  to have made all the preparations needed to do sth; to be well organized

(take to sth) like a duck to water

• 像鸭子入水般容易，轻而易举，毫不困难，毫无畏惧（习惯于某事）
  (to become used to sth) very easily, without any problems or fears
  1. She has taken to teaching like a duck to water.
     她教起书来驾轻就熟。

a dead duck

• 已失败，注定要失败，毫无讨论价值（的计划或事情等）
  a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing

(like) water off a duck's back

• （像）耳边风；水过鸭背
  used to say that sth, especially criticism, has no effect on sb/sth
  1. I can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him.
     我无法告诉我儿子该做什么，他根本听不进去。

noun

1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

2. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave

3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

4. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

   Synonym:    duck's egg

verb

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   1. He dodged the issue
   2. she skirted the problem
   3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
   4. he evaded the questions skillfully

   Synonym:    hedgefudgeevadeput offcircumventparryeludeskirtdodgesidestep

2. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
   1. Before he could duck, another stone struck him

3. submerge or plunge suddenly

4. dip into a liquid
   1. He dipped into the pool

   Synonym:    dipdouse