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N-VAR
鴨子
A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.
例句
Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
雞鴨在棚子周圍到處亂刨。
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N-COUNT
母鴨(公鴨叫做 drake)
A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake.
例句
I brought in one drake and three ducks.
我弄來一只公鴨和三只母鴨。
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VERB
急速低頭（或弓身）(以免被打中或看見)
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.
例句
He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker...
他及時低下頭，躲過了撥火棍的擊打。
He ducked his head to hide his admiration...
他低下頭以掩飾他的仰慕之情。
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VERB
(快速低頭或弓身以)躲閃,閃避
If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.
例句
Hans deftly ducked their blows.
漢斯靈巧地躲過他們的擊打。
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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.
例句
Matt ducked into his office...
馬特慌忙躲進他的辦公室。
He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
他溜進門里，慌忙地四處張望著。
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VERB
逃避,回避,推脫,推諉(義務或責任)
You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it.
例句
The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions...
反對黨認為衛生大臣逃避了所有決策難題。
He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
去年夏天他避開了與聯合國核查人員的對峙。
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VERB
將(某人或其頭部)按入水中
If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.
例句
She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him.
她和馬克在水池中嬉戲,胡鬧著要將他按入水中。
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N-VOC
(昵稱)親愛的,寶貝兒
Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection.
例句
Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
噢,很高興見到你,親愛的。
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PHRASE
毫無效果的;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.
例句
All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.
批評對我來說左耳進右耳出，毫無影響。
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PHRASE
很自然地就會;輕而易舉;如魚得水
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.
例句
She took to mothering like a duck to water.
她很快就對母親這一角色駕輕就熟了。