drake

IPA/dreɪk/
KK[drˈek]IPA/dreɪk/

drake — noun

  • drakesingular
  • drakesplural

1. an adult male duck, which in many common species has noticeably brighter and mor

1.名詞B2
釋義

an adult male duck, which in many common species has noticeably brighter and more colourful feathers than the female.

例句

Henrik pointed at the drake gliding across the pond, its emerald head catching the light.

visual description: drake + its distinctive green head

A mallard drake led its brood of ducklings along the canal bank just after sunrise.

collocation: mallard drake

反義詞
  • duck

    when used specifically for a female duck, as in 'a duck and her drake'

  • hen

    used for a female duck in farming and breeding contexts

用法筆記

Drake refers only to a male. The word duck by itself can mean either sex, but when a distinction is needed, use drake for the male and duck or hen for the female.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a drake and her ducklings by the river.
✅I saw a duck and her ducklings by the river.
💡a drake is always male and does not raise ducklings; the parent bird is simply a duck.