Word · Frequency #3713
duck
鸭;鸭子
A waterbird with a broad flat bill and webbed feet, usually smaller and shorter-necked than geese and swans.
- 1.
A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
有水的洞穴通道,顶部空气空间很低或没有。
- 2.
Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and shorter-necked.
鸭科中某些水鸟,嘴扁平,脚有蹼,通常比天鹅和鹅体型小、脖子短。
- 3.
A tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.
紧密编织的棉或亚麻织物,常用作帆布。
- 4.
A term of endearment; pet; darling.
爱称;宝贝;亲爱的。
- 5.
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
小型野生或家养的蹼足阔嘴游禽,通常身体扁平、腿短。
- 6.
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
特指成年雌鸭;与公鸭和雏鸭相对。
- 7.
Trousers made of such material.
用这种材料制成的裤子。
- 8.
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
(板球)击球手得零分。
- 9.
The flesh of a duck used as food.
用作食物的鸭肉。
- 10.
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(家养或野生)鸭肉。
- 11.
A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
击球手出局后得零分。(duck's egg 的简称。)
- 12.
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
儿童游戏中用另一颗弹子瞄准射击的弹子。
- 13.
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
用于固定样条以绘制曲线的压铁之一。
- 14.
A long-necked medical urinal for men; a bed urinal.
男用长颈医用尿壶;卧床用尿壶。
鸭肉;母鸭;雌鸭;(板球)零分;鸭蛋;亲爱的;宝贝;帆布;粗布
In use
I saw a duck swimming in the pond.
The duck waddled across the path.
We fed the ducks some bread.
a duck (countable noun)
I saw a duck swimming in the lake.
我看到一只鸭子在湖里游泳。
duck under water (intransitive)
The swimmer ducked under the surface to avoid the waves.
游泳者潜入水面以下躲避波浪。
duck something (transitive, avoid)
duck 可直接跟宾语,表示躲避某物。
He ducked the blow and counterattacked.
他躲开那一击并反击。
Connections
Collocations
- roast duck
- 烤鸭
- We ordered roast duck for dinner.我们晚餐点了烤鸭。
- duck hunting
- 猎鸭
- He goes duck hunting every winter.他每年冬天都去猎鸭。
- rubber duck
- 橡皮鸭
- The baby played with a rubber duck in the bath.宝宝在浴缸里玩橡皮鸭。
- duck pond
- 鸭子池塘
- Children fed the ducks at the duck pond.孩子们在鸭子池塘喂鸭子。
Idioms & figurative uses
- like water off a duck's back
- 毫无影响;不起作用She told him he was lazy, but it was like water off a duck's back.她告诉他他懒惰,但他对此毫不在意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象鸭子突然把头埋进水里躲开危险,这个动作叫duck,记住duck既是鸭子也是躲避。
Context & Register
中性语境;适用场景:日常对话、烹饪、自然观察等。通常为中性语体,无特殊文体限制。
Grammar Note
作“鸭子”或“零分”解时为可数名词;作“鸭肉”解时为不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with 'uck' and rhyme with duck (/dʌk/) because they share the final /ʌk/ sound. Be careful with lookalikes like 'duke' (/djuːk/) which sounds different.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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