duck 1 S3 / dʌk / 名词

1

[可数名词] a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers

2 [可数名词] a female duck → drake

3 [不可数名词] the meat of a duck used as food :

roast duck with orange sauce

4 take to something like a duck to water to learn how to do something very easily :

She took to dancing like a duck to water.

5 ( also ducks ) British English spoken used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly way :

What can I get you, ducks?

6 [可数名词] a score of zero by a batsman in a game of cricket

→ dead duck , lame duck , → like water off a duck’s back at water 1 ( 8 ) , → ducks and drakes , sitting duck

COLLOCATIONS

动词

a duck quacks (= makes the sound ducks make ) The ducks on the river started quacking.

a duck waddles (= walks moving its body from side to side ) Ducks were waddling across the grass.

a duck paddles (= swims by moving its feet under the water ) Ducks and swans paddled towards us.

a duck dives (= puts its head down under the water ) A single wild duck was swimming and diving.

a duck bobs (= moves up and down on the water ) They watched the ducks bobbing up and down on the waves.

duck + NOUN

a duck pond (= a small area of water where there are ducks ) The park has a duck pond which the children like.