| 词汇 | duck | 
| 释义 | duck  noun uk/dʌk/ us/dʌk/   (BIRD)   A2 [ C ]鸭子  a bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with skin between the toes), a short neck, and a large beak  The ducks started quacking loudly when we threw them some bread.  a duck pond  [ U ]鸭肉  the meat of this bird  We had roast duck. 
   (PERSON)    [ C ] UK old-fashioned informal (also ducks)(昵称)宝贝,乖乖  a friendly way of talking to someone you like  [ as form of address ] Come and sit beside me, duck. 过来坐我边上,乖乖。  Idioms get/have your ducks in a rowidiom  为…而精心准备;安排得井井有条 to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen  They should have had their ducks in a row beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when required. 他们应该提前准备好,这样一接到要求就立刻可以开始工作。  take to something like a duck to wateridiom  informal 自然而然地做起…来,天生就会做… to discover when you start to do something for the first time that you have a natural ability to do it  He took to fatherhood like a duck to water. 他天生就是个好父亲。  duck  verb uk/dʌk/ us/dʌk/  [ I or T ](尤指为避免被击中而)猛低头,猛弯腰  to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit duck (down) I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked (down). 我看到球朝我飞过来就连忙低头躲了一下。   Duck your head or you'll bang it on the doorframe. 把头低一下以免撞到门框。   [ T ]将…按到水下  to push someone underwater for a short time  The boys were splashing around and ducking each other in the pool. 男孩子们在游泳池里击水打闹,并按住对方往水里压。   [ I + adv/prep ](尤指为了避免被发现而)赶忙躲藏起来  to move quickly to a place, especially in order not to be seen duck into When he saw them coming, he ducked into a doorway. 他一见他们来了就赶忙躲到了门口。  Phrasal verb duck out of something 逃避,躲避 to avoid doing something  You can't duck out of your responsibilities. 你不能逃避自己的责任。  | 
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