duke sth
duke 作动词属罕用义，后接地点时表示以公爵身份统治该地。
He duked the small province after his father's death.
父亲去世后，他以公爵身份统治着这个小小的省份。
履行公爵职责或统治
To perform the duties of a duke; to rule as a duke.
履行公爵职责或统治
To perform the duties of, or rule over as, a duke.
一般现在时
In this kingdom, the crown prince dukes over the northern region.
在这个王国里，王储以公爵身份统治北部地区。
现在进行时
She is currently duking over the province while the king recovers.
她目前在国王康复期间正以公爵身份统治该省。
一般过去时
He duked over the small duchy for three decades in the 18th century.
他在18世纪以公爵身份统治这个小公国长达三十年。
规则动词；表示“以公爵身份统治”，多用于历史或正式语境。
A wise ruler dukes the region with patience and justice, winning the trust of the people.
一位明智的统治者以公爵身份耐心而公正地统治这片地区，赢得人民的信任。
用法提示：dukes 是 duke 的第三人称单数形式，作谓语动词，表示以公爵身份统治。
He duked the small province for twenty years and brought peace to every village.
他以公爵身份统治这个小省二十年，为每个村庄带来了和平。
用法提示：duked 是 duke 的过去式，作谓语动词，表示过去以公爵身份统治。
They are duking the territory together until the legal dispute is settled.
在法律纠纷解决之前，他们正一起以公爵身份管理这片领地。
用法提示：are duking 是 duke 的现在进行时，作谓语动词，表示当前以公爵身份管理。
duke 作动词属罕用义，后接地点时表示以公爵身份统治该地。
He duked the small province after his father's death.
父亲去世后，他以公爵身份统治着这个小小的省份。
不带宾语时，表示履行公爵的职责，多见于历史或文学叙述。
For forty years he duked quietly in the north.
四十年来，他一直在北方默默履行公爵的职责。
grammar · medium
易错句子The chairman dukes the whole company.
正确表达The chairman rules the whole company.
duke 作动词时专指“以公爵身份统治”，主语必须是公爵本人；中文释义“统治”容易被过度泛化到其他领导者身上，此时应改用 rule 这类一般动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He duke the region wisely.
正确表达He dukes the region wisely.
一般现在时中，第三人称单数主语的谓语动词要加 -s；中文没有主谓一致的变化，容易漏掉，duke 的第三人称单数形式是 dukes。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is dukeeing the province.
正确表达She is duking the province.
以不发音的 e 结尾的动词加 -ing 时要先去掉词尾的 e；duke 的现在分词是 duking，不能保留 e 再加 -ing。
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