duck
noun /dʌk/
/dʌk/
Idioms - enlarge image(plural ducks, duck)[countable] a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak. There are many types of duck, some of which are kept for their meat or eggs.
鸭 - wild ducks
野鸭 - duck eggs
鸭蛋 - Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the ducks.
每天下午他们都去公园喂鸭子。 - Ducks were quacking noisily on the lake.
鸭子在湖上嘎嘎作响。
Topics Birdsa2- A flock of ducks bobbed near the shore.
一队鸭子在岸边快速游动。 - A rubber duck floated in the bath.
有一只橡皮鸭浮在浴盆里。 - Some species of duck dive for food, while others dabble for plants and insects near the surface.
有些种类的鸭子潜水寻找食物，而其余种类的鸭子只在水面戏水寻找植物和昆虫。 - The ducks paddled furiously to grab the bread.
鸭子拚命地游去抢面包。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wild
- long-tailed
- mallard
- …
- flock
- feed
- hunt
- quack
- paddle
- swim
- …
- breast
- confit
- egg
- …
- wild ducks
- [countable] a female duck
母鸭 - [uncountable] meat from a duck
鸭肉 - roast duck with orange sauce
烤鸭蘸橘子酱 - Slice the duck breast and serve.
把鸭胸脯切成薄片后端上来。 - In a large saucepan, melt the duck fat.
在一个大平底锅里，将鸭油熔化。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wild
- long-tailed
- mallard
- …
- flock
- feed
- hunt
- quack
- paddle
- swim
- …
- breast
- confit
- egg
- …
- roast duck with orange sauce
- (also duckie, ducks, ducky)[countable, usually singular] (British English, informal) a friendly way of speaking to somebody
（表示友好的称呼）乖乖，宝贝儿 - Anything else, duck?
还有别的事吗，宝贝儿？
- Anything else, duck?
- a duck[singular] (in cricket
板球 零分 - He was out for a duck.
他因得了零分而出局。
see also lame duck, sitting duck - He was out for a duck.
词源noun senses 1 to 3 Old English duce, from the Germanic base of duck in the verb sense (expressing the notion of ‘diving bird’). noun sense 5 mid 19th cent.: short for duck's egg, used for the figure 0 because of its similar outline. noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: from duck, the bird.
Idioms
a dead duck
- (informal) a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing
已失败（或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值）的计划（或事情等）
get/have (all) your ducks in a row
- (especially North American English) to have made all the preparations needed to do something; to be well organized
为某事做充分准备；把事情安排得井井有条 - The company has its ducks in a row for a move into the Asian market.
该公司为进军亚洲市场而大打出手。 - Get your ducks in a row before you retire.
退休前把你的鸭子排成一排。
- The company has its ducks in a row for a move into the Asian market.
(take to something) like a duck to water
- (to become used to something) very easily, without any problems or fears
像鸭子入水般容易，轻而易举，毫不困难，毫无畏惧（习惯于某事） - She has taken to teaching like a duck to water.
她教起书来驾轻就熟。
- She has taken to teaching like a duck to water.
(like) water off a duck’s back
- (informal) used to say that something, especially criticism, has no effect on somebody/something
（像）耳边风；水过鸭背 - I can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him.
我无法告诉我儿子该做什么，他根本听不进去。
- I can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him.