1.[c]鸭a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak. There are many types of duck , some of which are kept for their meat or eggs.
wild ducks野鸭
duck eggs鸭蛋
2.[c]母鸭a female duck
3.[u]鸭肉meat from a duck
roast duck with orange sauce烤鸭蘸橘子酱
4.[c][ususing](informal)（表示友好的称呼）乖乖，宝贝儿a friendly way of addressing sb
Anything else, duck?还有别的事吗，宝贝儿？
5.[sing]零分a batsman's score of zero
He was out for a duck.他因得了零分而出局。
She has taken to teaching like a duck to water.她教起书来驾轻就熟。
She has taken to teaching like a duck to water.她教起书来驾轻就熟。
1.[i][t]低下头，弯下身（以免被打中或看见）to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen
He had to duck as he came through the door.他穿过门口时得弯下身来。
We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn't see us.我们弓身躲在墙后不让他们看见。
He just managed to duck out of sight .他总算躲开了别人的视线。
She ducked her head and got into the car.她低着头进了汽车。
2.[t]~ sth躲闪；躲避to avoid sth by moving your head or body out of the way
He ducked the first few blows then started to fight back.他躲开最先几拳后便开始反击。
3.[i]+ adv./prep.迅速行进，飞快行走（以免被看见）to move somewhere quickly, especially in order to avoid being seen
She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in.我们进来时她转身躲进了隔壁房间。
4.[i][t]逃避，回避，推脱，推诿（职责或责任）to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility
It's his turn to cook dinner, but I bet he'll try to duck out of it.轮到他做饭了，但我敢打赌他会想方设法逃避的。
The government is ducking the issue.政府在回避这个问题。
5.[t]~ sb把…按入水中to push sb underwater and hold them there for a short time
The kids were ducking each other in the pool.孩子们在池塘里相互把对方按入水中。
"During the era of Mao Zedong it was much tougher, " said the cotton farmer who also raises chickens and ducks for home consumption.
“在毛的年代，要更团结。”这位棉农说，他喂养着供自己吃的鸡鸭。
So they decided to let people pay to adopt a rubber duck for a day, and then they all let the ducks go on the river.
所以他们决定让人们出钱领养一天玩具鸭，再让所有玩具鸭到河里集合。
B: hard to say, his childhood with love and small animals, often raise a number of chickens, ducks, pigs, character should be very mild.
乙：很难说，他小时候喜欢和小动物在一起，经常养一些鸡，鸭，猪等，性格应该很温和。
The point, she said, is to protect Darfurians and relieve the AU peacekeepers, who are "sitting ducks" now.
她说，目的是要保护达尔富尔人民并解脱非盟维和部队，他们现在面临的处境危如累卵。
People, like animals, are cruel to lame ducks , ready to drive them out. Their eyes are already turned toward the new leader.
人和其他动物一样，对跛脚鸭是无情的，随时想把牠们驱离。他们的眼睛早已转向新领导人了。
Pincer and Shock Trooper ships were falling out of the sky like ducks on a bad day at the marsh.
螯击机和突击骑兵机像倒霉日中沼泽地的野鸭子一样纷纷从天上掉下来。
At her mother's farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Ga. , she collected all manner of fowl: ducks, quail, mail-order swans and peacocks.
在佐治亚州她母亲的农庄安德鲁西亚（Andalusia），她收集了各种鸟类：野鸭、鹌鹑、邮购的天鹅和孔雀。
They have got all their ducks in a row in terms of how the company should be structured.
在应如何整合公司方面，他们已一切安排妥当。
As she finished, the ducks began to revive and a search of the yard revealed a leaking beer barrel surrounded by webbed footprints.
就在刚刚退完毛之后，鸭子竟然活了过来。她在院子找寻之后发现一个破损的大酒桶，旁边还有很多蹼形的脚印。
Among the reeds, I met the Ufly Ducking. Wild ducks were making fun of him. They scared him his wings. . .
在芦苇丛里，我见到了丑小鸭，其它野鸭正在取笑他，嘲笑他长了不一样的翅膀。
Ducks traveled over the river idyllically. Most trees started to be ready to welcome the coming of fall.
河面上鸭子们悠然闲游在水面上，各种树正迎接着秋季的到来。
To win, we have to line up our ducks. We've got to be ready. This case is going to require a lot of preparation.
想赢，我们就必须拿出全力，我们必须要准备好.这个案子需要很多的准备工作。
Inuit hunters in north Canada recently saw some ducks but have not figured out what species they were, in Inuktitut or any other language.
在北加拿大的因纽特猎人最近看到一些鸭子，但是不能用因纽特语言和其他任何语言断定它们是属于什么种类。
Just as awkwardly as he made his Chinese Basketball Association debut, Steve Francis has left the Beijing Ducks.
史蒂夫-弗朗西斯（SteveFrancis）已经离开北京队，这个结果跟他在中国篮球协会（CBA）的首秀一样尴尬。
The host was quite warmhearted. He treated him to many fruits and told his wife to kill chickens and ducks in the kitchen for the fisherman.
主人很热情，端出许多水果来招待，幷吩咐他的妻子，到厨房里杀鸡宰鸭。
"Float over, float over! " said the ducks. But the baby wildcats would not even try to float.
“漂过去，漂过去！”鸭子们说。野猫娃们依然不愿意。
Angrily, I woke up in a cold sweat. And then it occurred to me, I had a drawing of ducks due tomorrow in class.
我很生气，醒来时一身冷汗，这时我才突然想起，我要画一群鸭子明天上课时交上去。
Even the ducks and hens toiled to and fro all day in the sun, carrying tiny wisps of hay in their beaks.
就连鸭子和鸡也整天在太阳下面忙碌的来回跑着，每次都用他们的嘴衔一点点牧草。
And your partner competition swimming, easy to avoid frightening the marine life collection of toy ducks.
和你的伙伴比赛游泳、避免易受惊的海洋生物，收集鸭子玩具。
So the Rat went away, and sat on the river bank in the sun, and made up a song about them, which he called 'DUCKS' DITTY.
河鼠这才走开了，在河岸上坐着晒太阳，编一首有关鸭子的歌。
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