Word · Frequency #3713
duck
迅速低下头(或弯下腰)躲避;躲闪
To quickly lower the head or body, especially to avoid being hit.
- 1.
To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
快速低下(头或身体),以免被击中。
- 2.
To surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).
悄悄地在他人停放的吉普车上放一个橡皮鸭,以示善意(参见“Jeep ducking”)。
- 3.
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
将(某物)浸入水中;插入液体后迅速取出。
- 4.
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
潜入水面又立刻浮出;将头浸入水或其他液体中。
- 5.
To bow.
鞠躬。
- 6.
To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
逃避做某事,尤指逃避责任。
- 7.
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
调低(声音)音量,使混音中的其他声音更清晰。
逃避,回避(责任);把…按入水中;浸一下;潜入水中;扎进水里;鞠躬;点头弯腰;(混音时)压低(某声音的)音量
In use
He quickly ducked behind the door to avoid being seen.
She had to duck her head to pass through the low doorway.
The child ducked under the water and then came up laughing.
Verb forms
base duck · third person ducks · -ing ducking · past ducked · past participle ducked
规则动词,意为躲避或潜入水中。
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Grammar Note
作不及物动词时意为'没入水中'或'闪避';作及物动词时意为'猛按...入水'或'躲避'。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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