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duck

/dʌk/

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verb

躲避，闪避

To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Examples :

"The ball came flying at Amelia, so she ducked quickly to avoid getting hit. "

球飞快地朝阿米莉亚飞来，所以她赶紧低头躲避，以免被击中。

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verb

低下头, 躲避

To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Examples :

"When the ball came flying, Sarah ducked to avoid getting hit on the head. "

当球飞过来时，萨拉赶紧低下头躲避，以免被打到头。

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verb

按下去，快速放入水中。

To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Examples :

"The chef carefully ducked the raw fish into the ice bath to quickly cool it. "

厨师小心地把生鱼按入冰水里，迅速冷却。

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verb

扎猛子，没入水中.

To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

Examples :

"The child quickly ducked under the water and popped back up, giggling. "

那个孩子迅速扎了个猛子钻到水里，又咯咯笑着冒出头来。

action body nature

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verb

弯腰，鞠躬

Examples :

"The student ducked her head in shame when she realized she had forgotten her homework. "

意识到忘记带作业后，那个学生羞愧地低下了头。

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verb

逃避，躲避。

To evade doing something.

Examples :

"To avoid doing the dishes, the teenager ducked out of the kitchen. "

为了逃避洗碗，那个青少年偷偷溜出了厨房。

action attitude

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verb

压低，减弱。

To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

Examples :

"The teacher ducked the background music so the students could hear her instructions more clearly. "

老师压低了背景音乐的音量，这样学生们就能更清楚地听到她的指示了。

sound music technology media entertainment communication technical

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verb

钻入，闪入

To enter a place for a short moment.

Examples :

"I'll duck into the library for a few minutes to grab a book. "

我先钻进图书馆几分钟，拿本书就出来。

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noun

鸭子，野鸭。

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

Examples :

"The duck waddled across the pond near the schoolyard. "

那只鸭子摇摇摆摆地走过了学校操场附近的池塘。

animal bird nature biology

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noun

母鸭

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

Examples :

"The duck laid a large, speckled egg. "

这只母鸭下了一个很大、带有斑点的蛋。

"The duck laid several eggs in the garden. "

母鸭在花园里下了好几个蛋。

animal bird biology

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noun

鸭肉

The flesh of a duck used as food.

Examples :

"The chef prepared a delicious meal featuring roasted duck. "

厨师准备了一道美味的烤鸭肉大餐。

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noun

鸭蛋, 零分

A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)

Examples :

"My younger brother got a duck in his cricket match today. "

我弟弟今天打板球比赛吃了个鸭蛋。

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noun

二，幺鸡

A playing card with the rank of two.

Examples :

"My friend drew a duck from the deck of cards. "

我的朋友从牌堆里抽到了一张二 (幺鸡)。

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noun

水下通道，潜水洞穴

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

Examples :

"The explorers cautiously entered the duck, their helmets equipped with oxygen tanks. "

探险家们小心翼翼地进入了那个水下通道，他们的头盔上都配备了氧气罐。

geology geography place environment technical

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noun

鸭子造型建筑，鸭形建筑

A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.

Examples :

"A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly."

一家咖啡杯形状的简餐厅格外引人注目，这正是鸭形建筑或奇想建筑的目的所在。

architecture building style

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noun

鸭子，目标。

A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.

Examples :

"My brother loves to play marbles. He uses a strong flick to shoot his marble at the duck. "

我弟弟很喜欢玩弹珠。他会用力一弹，把他的弹珠射向作为目标的“鸭子”。

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noun

石堆，路标石堆

A cairn used to mark a trail.

Examples :

"The hikers followed the path marked by a small duck. "

徒步者沿着由一个小石堆路标指示的小路前进。

geography way mark environment

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noun

压铁

One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.

Examples :

"The draftsman carefully placed the duck on the spline to draw the curved line for the design. "

绘图员小心翼翼地把压铁放在样条上，以便绘制设计所需的曲线。

technical art computing

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noun

鸭壶, 尿壶

A long-necked medical urinal for men.

Examples :

"The doctor showed the patient the special duck, explaining that it was designed for easier urination. "

医生给病人看了那个特殊的鸭壶，解释说它是为了方便排尿而设计的。

medicine utensil device

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noun

软柿子, 废物。

A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.

Examples :

"The new student was a duck at math; he struggled with even the simplest problems. "

那个新生数学是个软柿子，连最简单的问题都觉得吃力。

person character negative

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noun

跛脚鸭，看守内阁。

An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.

Examples :

"Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents."

琼斯议员是个跛脚鸭，所以很多对其选民来说重要的问题他都没有参与投票。

politics government

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noun

跳票者，失约者

A person who cannot fulfill their contracts.

Examples :

"The company sued the developer because he was a duck, failing to complete the agreed-upon building project on time. "

这家公司起诉了那个开发商，因为他是个跳票者，没能按时完成约定的建筑项目。

business finance law

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noun

帆布

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

Examples :

"The sailboat's sail was made of strong duck. "

这艘帆船的帆是用结实的帆布做的。

material nautical

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noun

斜纹棉布裤

(in plural) Trousers made of such material.

Examples :

"My grandfather wore sturdy duck trousers to work in the garden all day. "

我爷爷过去常常穿着结实的斜纹棉布裤在花园里干一整天的活。

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noun

亲爱的，宝贝，心肝。

A term of endearment; pet; darling.

Examples :

"And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3)."

而且Hold-fast是唯一的狗，我的宝贝。

language word phrase

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noun

老兄, 伙计

Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).

Examples :

""Duck, I need to talk to you about the project." "

老兄，我需要和你谈谈这个项目。

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