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ducks

/dʌks/

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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 child ducks when his older brother playfully throws a pillow at him. "

当哥哥闹着玩向他扔枕头时，那个孩子会赶紧低头躲避。

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verb

低下头, 闪避.

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

Examples :

"To avoid getting hit by the falling book, the student quickly ducked. "

为了避免被掉下来的书砸到，那个学生赶紧低下头闪避。

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verb

扎猛子，按入水中.

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

Examples :

""He ducks the teabag into the hot water for a few seconds to make his tea." "

他把茶包在热水中扎猛子，泡几秒钟来泡茶。

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verb

扎猛子，潜水.

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

Examples :

"The child ducks her head underwater to wash the shampoo out of her hair. "

那个孩子扎猛子把头伸到水里，冲掉头发上的洗发水。

action nature sport

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verb

弯腰，鞠躬

Examples :

"The actor ducks his head slightly when the audience applauds. "

当观众鼓掌时，这位演员微微低头致意。

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verb

逃避，躲避。

To evade doing something.

Examples :

"He always ducks his chores by pretending to be asleep. "

他总是装睡来逃避做家务。

action attitude

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verb

压低，消音

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

Examples :

"The DJ ducks the music when someone starts speaking on the microphone. "

当有人开始用麦克风讲话时，DJ会压低音乐的声音。

music sound technology media

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verb

溜进， быстро войти。

To enter a place for a short moment.

Examples :

""I need to duck into the store to grab some milk." "

我需要溜进商店去拿点牛奶。

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noun

鸭子，水鸭。

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

Examples :

"We fed the ducks bread at the pond. "

我们在池塘边喂鸭子面包。

animal bird nature organism biology ecology

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noun

母鸭，雌鸭

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

Examples :

"We could tell the ducks apart from the drakes by their quieter quacks and brown feathers. "

我们可以通过它们比较轻柔的叫声和棕色的羽毛来区分母鸭和公鸭。

animal bird biology nature

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noun

鸭肉，鸭子肉

The flesh of a duck used as food.

Examples :

"We ordered ducks from the restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. "

感恩节晚餐我们从饭店订了鸭肉。

food animal bird

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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 :

""The opening batsman got ducks in both innings, disappointing the crowd." "

那位开场击球手两局都吃了鸭蛋，让观众非常失望。

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noun

二点，二。

A playing card with the rank of two.

Examples :

"My brother drew a pair of ducks from the deck of cards. "

我弟弟从牌堆里抽到了一对二点牌。

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noun

潜水通道，水下通道

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

Examples :

"The spelunkers navigated the narrow ducks, carefully watching for loose rocks. "

探险者们小心翼翼地穿过狭窄的潜水通道，同时注意着松动的岩石。

geology geography nature place

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noun

鸭子建筑

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."

一家做成咖啡杯形状的小餐馆格外引人注目，这正是“鸭子建筑”或奇想建筑的目的所在。

architecture building style

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noun

鸡仔, 靶子儿

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

Examples :

""Before the marble game, we carefully placed the ducks in a circle, ready to be knocked over." "

比赛前，我们小心地把那些鸡仔儿摆成一个圈，准备好把它们打倒。

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noun

石堆，路标石堆。

A cairn used to mark a trail.

Examples :

"The hikers followed the trail markers, which were small ducks of stones. "

徒步者们沿着小路标记前进，那些标记是用石头堆成的小石堆路标。

mark way sign place geography nature

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noun

压铁, 曲线压铁.

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

Examples :

"The student carefully positioned the ducks along the flexible spline to create a smooth, flowing curve on her architectural drawing. "

学生小心地沿着柔性曲线板放置曲线压铁，以便在她的建筑图纸上画出一条流畅平滑的曲线。

technical computing

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noun

鸭嘴壶，便壶。

A long-necked medical urinal for men.

Examples :

"The nurse emptied the ducks regularly, ensuring the male patients had clean urinals throughout the day. "

护士定期清理鸭嘴壶，确保男病患整天都有干净的便壶使用。

medicine utensil device

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noun

帆布

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

Examples :

"The old sailboat's ducks, patched and weathered, still caught the wind beautifully. "

这艘旧帆船的帆布，虽然补丁摞补丁，饱经风霜，依然能优美地迎风鼓起。

material nautical sailing

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noun

斜纹棉布裤，帆布裤

(in plural) Trousers made of such material.

Examples :

"My grandfather always wears white ducks when he plays golf. "

我爷爷打高尔夫的时候总是穿白色的斜纹棉布裤。

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noun

宝贝，亲爱的。

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)."

而且霍尔德费斯特是唯一的一条狗，我的宝贝。

person family language

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noun

老铁，哥们儿

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

Examples :

""Alright, ducks, let's get started on this assignment." "

好啦，老铁们，咱们开始做这个作业吧。

person language communication

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noun

两个，一对

A pair of twos.

Examples :

"In the poker game, John needed one more card to make "ducks," a pair of twos, to win the pot. "

在扑克牌游戏中，约翰需要再来一张牌才能凑成“二筒”，也就是一对二，这样才能赢得彩池。

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noun

亲爱的，宝贝儿。

(used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).

Examples :

"Hello ducks, how are you today?"

你好，亲爱的，今天怎么样？

language word person

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noun

水手裤，薄帆布裤

The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.

Examples :

"During the summer training cruise, the sailors wore their ducks and blue shirts to stay cool in the tropical heat. "

在夏季训练巡航期间，水手们穿着他们的水手裤和蓝色衬衫，以保持凉爽的热带气候。

nautical wear military

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noun

弱者, 无用之人

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

Examples :

"The old car was a total ducks; it barely ran and always broke down. "

那辆旧车真是个彻底的废物，几乎不能开，而且总是抛锚。

person character animal

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noun

尸位素餐者，跛脚鸭。

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."

众议员琼斯已经成了跛脚鸭，对于选民关心的许多议题，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 :

"After several failed business deals and unpaid debts, John was known as a ducks in the local community. "

经历了几次失败的商业交易和未偿还的债务后，约翰在当地社区里被认为是个跳票者/失约者。

business finance law