duck
duck — 名詞
- ducksingular
- ducksplural
1. a common water bird with short legs, a wide flat beak, and feet joined by skin (
鴨子
生活在水邊的水鳥，有扁喙和蹼足
a common water bird with short legs, a wide flat beak, and feet joined by skin (webbed feet), often seen swimming on ponds, lakes, and rivers
Every morning the children feed the ducks and geese on the village pond.
每天早上，孩子們都在村莊池塘邊餵鴨子和鵝。
collocation: feed the ducks
A wild duck landed on the lake near Aoi's cabin and stayed for three days.
一隻野鴨降落在 Aoi 的小屋附近的湖面上，待了三天。
Renata took a photo of a duck swimming with its babies near the bridge.
Renata 在橋邊拍了一張鴨子帶著小鴨游泳的照片。
The duck spread its wings and shook water off its feathers after diving.
那隻鴨子潛水後張開翅膀，抖掉羽毛上的水珠。
body parts: wings, feathers, beak
- feed the ducks
- wild duck
- duck pond
- duck feathers
2. the meat of a duck, cooked and eaten as a meal
鴨肉
鴨的肉，作為食物食用
the meat of a duck, cooked and eaten as a meal
The chef roasted a whole duck with honey and served it with vegetables.
主廚烤了一整隻蜂蜜鴨，搭配蔬菜上桌。
common dish: roast duck
Asher ordered crispy duck pancakes at the Chinese restaurant near his flat.
Asher 在他公寓附近的中餐館點了脆皮鴨薄餅。
collocation: crispy duck / duck pancakes
Duck meat tastes richer than chicken and is often paired with fruit sauces.
鴨肉的味道比雞肉更濃郁，常搭配水果醬汁食用。
Trang's grandmother taught her how to prepare duck soup with ginger and herbs.
Trang 的祖母教她如何用生薑和香草燉鴨湯。
- roast duck
- crispy duck
- duck breast
- duck soup
用法筆記
Uncountable as a food ingredient ('some duck', 'roast duck'). Countable only when referring to whole birds ('two ducks in the oven').
常見錯誤
3. an affectionate word you call a person you are fond of, similar to 'dear' or 'da
親愛的人
對喜歡的人的暱稱，類似「親愛的」
an affectionate word you call a person you are fond of, similar to 'dear' or 'darling'
Thanks for the flowers, duck — that was so thoughtful of you!
謝謝你的花，親愛的——你想得真周到！
informal British term of address
Don't worry about it, duck, everything will work out fine.
別擔心啦，親愛的，一切都會沒事的。
An elderly woman patted his arm, saying, "You look tired, duck — come sit down."
一位老太太拍了拍他的手臂說：「你看起來很累，親愛的——過來坐吧。」
Sirin called out to her friend, "See you later, duck!" across the busy market street.
Sirin 在熱鬧的市場街上對朋友喊道：「回頭見啦，親愛的！」
用法筆記
Used mainly in British and Australian English. More common among older speakers and in northern England. Can sound unnatural in American English.
常見錯誤
4. a score of zero runs, given to a batter who is out before scoring any runs in a
零分
板球打者零分出局
a score of zero runs, given to a batter who is out before scoring any runs in a cricket match
Ezra was out for a duck in the season's first match, disappointing the team.
Ezra 在賽季第一場比賽中吞了鴨蛋，令球隊非常失望。
phrase: out for a duck
The captain scored a golden duck — out on the very first ball he faced.
隊長得了金鴨蛋，也就是他面對的第一球就出局了。
specific term: golden duck (out on first ball)
Only two batters reached double figures that innings; the rest got a duck.
那一局中只有兩名打者得分上雙，其餘的人都吞了鴨蛋。
The crowd fell quiet when their best player walked back with a duck.
全場觀眾安靜了下來，因為他們最優秀的球員拿了鴨蛋退場。
- out for a duck
- golden duck
- score a duck
用法筆記
Almost always used with the indefinite article: 'a duck'. A golden duck means being out on the first ball. A diamond duck means being out without facing a ball.
a dead duck
idiomA plan or idea that has already failed or will definitely fail, so it is not worth discussing.
注定失敗的事
The new project was a dead duck after the budget was cut.
Is your proposal a dead duck, or can we still save it?
To be fully prepared and well organized for something you need to do.
做好充分準備
Maya had all her ducks in a row before the big presentation.
Have you got your ducks in a row for the exam next week?
To learn or become comfortable with something very quickly and easily.
如魚得水
Diego took to skiing like a duck to water on his first trip.
She took to the new software like a duck to water.
Used to say that criticism or negative comments have no effect on someone.
左耳進右耳出
The teacher's warnings were water off a duck's back to the lazy student.
Criticism rolls off him like water off a duck's back.
duck — 動詞
- duckpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ducks3rd person singular
- ducking-ing form
- duckedpast simple
1. to quickly drop your head or upper body downward, typically to keep from being s
低頭躲閃
迅速低下頭或彎腰以避免被擊中
to quickly drop your head or upper body downward, typically to keep from being struck by something or banging into a low object
Lukas ducked just in time as the low branch swung toward his face.
低垂的樹枝朝 Lukas 的臉甩過來時，他及時低下了頭。
intransitive: duck (no object)
When the ball came flying over the fence, everyone on the bench ducked down.
球飛過圍籬時，長凳上的每個人都蹲下來躲避。
phrasal: duck down
The doorway was so short that Amani had to duck her head to get through.
那扇門框太矮了，Amani 必須低下頭才能通過。
transitive: duck + body part
Soldiers ducked behind the sandbags when they heard gunfire nearby.
聽到附近槍聲時，士兵們躲在沙袋後面。
- duck down
- duck under
- duck behind
- duck your head
文法句型
duck (down)
duck + noun phrase (transitive)
用法筆記
Often used with directional adverbs ('duck down', 'duck under'). The transitive form takes a body part as object ('duck your head').
常見錯誤
2. to briefly push a person or thing so they go under water, or to dip yourself ben
潛入；按入
短暫地將人或物按入水中，或自己潛入水中
to briefly push a person or thing so they go under water, or to dip yourself beneath the surface and come straight back up
Christopher laughed and ducked his little brother in the swimming pool.
Christopher 笑著把弟弟按進游泳池裡。
transitive: duck someone in water
Shanti ducked under the surface to avoid the splash her friends were making.
Shanti 潛入水面下，避開朋友們正在潑灑的水花。
intransitive: duck under the surface
The playful otter ducked its head underwater and came up holding a fish.
那隻頑皮的水獺把頭潛入水中，上來時嘴裡叼著一條魚。
During the game at the lake, the children took turns ducking each other for fun.
在湖邊玩遊戲時，孩子們輪流把對方按進水裡嬉鬧。
- duck someone in the pool
- duck under the water
- duck your head under
文法句型
duck + noun phrase (transitive)
duck (intransitive)
用法筆記
With a person as object ('duck someone'), this is a playful or aggressive action. Without an object, it means submerging oneself briefly.
常見錯誤
3. to move quickly into or behind a place, especially to avoid being seen, found, o
快速躲避
迅速躲進某處以避免被發現
to move quickly into or behind a place, especially to avoid being seen, found, or caught
Élise ducked into a shop doorway when she saw her ex-boss coming down the street.
Élise 看到前老闆朝她走過來，迅速閃進一家商店門口。
pattern: duck into [sheltered place]
The cat ducked behind the sofa when the vacuum cleaner started making noise.
吸塵器開始發出噪音時，那隻貓迅速躲到沙發後面。
When it started raining suddenly, everyone ducked under the nearest awning.
突然下起雨時，大家都躲到最近的遮陽篷底下。
Darius ducked around the corner to avoid walking straight into his teacher.
Darius 迅速閃過街角，以免直接撞見他的老師。
pattern: duck around/behind [obstacle]
- duck into
- duck behind
- duck under
- duck around
文法句型
duck + preposition phrase (into, behind, around)
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a preposition (into, behind, under, around, through). The focus is on speed and avoiding detection, not just physical danger.
4. to intentionally not answer a question directly or to not deal with a difficult
迴避
逃避回答問題或處理困難情況
to intentionally not answer a question directly or to not deal with a difficult duty or problem
Every time the reporter asked about the missing money, the politician ducked the question.
每當記者問到那筆失蹤的錢，那位政治人物就迴避問題。
collocation: duck a question
Stop ducking the issue and tell us whether you will resign or not.
別再迴避問題了，告訴我們你到底會不會辭職。
collocation: duck the issue
Renata ducked her responsibility by claiming she knew nothing about the deadline.
Renata 藉口對截止日期一無所知來逃避責任。
collocation: duck responsibility
Asher ducked every difficult topic during the meeting and only talked about small matters.
Asher 在會議中迴避了所有棘手的議題，只談些小事。
- duck a question
- duck an issue
- duck responsibility
文法句型
duck + question / issue / responsibility
用法筆記
Informal; a more neutral alternative is 'avoid'. Stronger/more disapproving alternatives include 'dodge' and 'evade'.