duck out of sth
duck out of 表示逃避义务、责任或不想做的事，后面接名词或动名词。
He ducked out of the meeting at the last minute.
他在最后一刻躲掉了那个会议。
迅速低下头（或弯下腰）躲避；躲闪
ducked — past of duck
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
To quickly lower the head or body, especially to avoid being hit.
快速低下(头或身体),以免被击中。
To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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”)。
To surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).
将(某物)浸入水中；插入液体后迅速取出。
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
潜入水面又立刻浮出；将头浸入水或其他液体中。
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
鞠躬。
To bow.
逃避做某事,尤指逃避责任。
To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
调低(声音)音量,使混音中的其他声音更清晰。
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
一般现在时
He ducks under the water to retrieve the coin.
他潜入水中找回硬币。
一般过去时
She ducked quickly to avoid the flying ball.
她迅速低头躲避飞来的球。
现在进行时
They are ducking behind the wall for cover.
他们正躲在墙后寻求掩护。
规则动词，意为躲避或潜入水中。
He quickly ducked behind the door to avoid being seen.
他迅速躲到门后以免被发现。
用法提示：ducked为及物动词过去式，表示快速躲避
She had to duck her head to pass through the low doorway.
她不得不低头才能通过那扇矮门。
用法提示：duck作及物动词，意为低头避开
The child ducked under the water and then came up laughing.
那孩子潜入水中，然后笑着浮上来。
用法提示：ducked作不及物动词，表示潜入水下
duck out of 表示逃避义务、责任或不想做的事，后面接名词或动名词。
He ducked out of the meeting at the last minute.
他在最后一刻躲掉了那个会议。
表示迅速弯腰移动到某物后面、下面或里面，多为躲避危险或不想被看见。
She ducked behind the counter when she saw her boss.
她看到老板时迅速躲到柜台后面。
duck sth in/into sth 表示把某物快速浸入液体后再取出。
He ducked his head into the cold water.
他把头浸入冷水中。
grammar · medium
易错句子He ducked head to avoid the branch.
正确表达He ducked his head to avoid the branch.
英语中，当 duck 作及物动词表示“低下（头）”时，后面必须接带物主代词的名词，如 his head；汉语“低头”没有物主代词，所以容易漏掉。改正后 ducked his head 才符合英语对身体部位名词的限定要求。
grammar · medium
易错句子She tried to duck from responsibility.
正确表达She tried to duck responsibility.
duck 作“逃避”讲时是及物动词，直接跟宾语，如 duck responsibility，不需要像 escape 那样加 from。汉语“逃避责任”容易让人加 from，但 duck from 不是标准搭配。改正后直接接宾语，意思不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子He ducked out from the meeting early.
正确表达He ducked out of the meeting early.
duck out of 是固定短语，表示“悄悄离开/躲开（某活动）”，介词只能用 of，不能用 from。汉语“从……中溜走”容易误用 from。改正后 duck out of 才是正确搭配。
dodge 强调身体横向移动躲开，常直接带宾语，如 dodge a bullet、dodge the question；duck 强调低头、弯腰向下躲，用来表示逃避时多用 duck out of sth，两者在“躲避打击、回避问题”上可以互换，但 dodge 更突出“移到一边”。
dip 指有意识地把某物短暂放入液体再取出，常用于蘸酱、浸泡；duck 指把某人按入水中或自己猛地没入水中又迅速出来，动作更突然，且 duck 更常用于“低头躲避”。
avoid 是“避免”的通用词，后接名词或 -ing 形式，如 avoid doing sth，不表示身体动作；duck 表示“逃避责任、义务”时多用于 duck out of sth、duck responsibility 等搭配，带有躲避的身体意象。
迅速蹲下；急忙低头躲闪
She ducked down to avoid the ball.
她迅速蹲下躲避那个球。
低下头；迅速低头
He ducked his head to get through the low doorway.
他低下头穿过低矮的门道。
急忙找地方躲避；迅速躲藏
The soldiers ducked for cover when the shelling started.
炮击开始时，士兵们急忙找掩护。
悄悄溜出；逃避（某事）
She ducked out of the party without saying goodbye.
她悄悄溜出了聚会，没有道别。
逃避责任
The manager ducked responsibility for the mistake.
经理逃避了对这个错误的责任。
phr. v. (duck + down)
phr. v. (duck + out)
n. (duck + -ing)
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回避问题
Politicians often duck the issue instead of answering.
政客们常常回避这个问题，而不作答。