ducks
A duck is a common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.
Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
鸡鸭在外屋四周乱刨。
Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten as food.
honey roasted duck.
蜜汁烤鸭。
duck out
If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it.
back out
George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin.
乔治逃避了与表妹的包办婚姻。
like water off a duck's back
You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized.
All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.
所有的批评对我都是耳旁风。
take to something like a duck to water
If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do.
Some mothers take to breastfeeding like a duck to water, while others find they need some help to get started.
有些母亲轻而易举就会哺乳,而有些人则觉得自己需要在别人的帮助下才能做到。
ducks , ducking , ducked
If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, to avoid being seen, or to hide the expression on your face.
He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker.
他迅速低下头,及时躲过了一棍。
If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.
Hans deftly ducked their blows.
汉斯灵活地躲过了他们的猛击。
If you duck your head, you move it quickly downwards to hide the expression on your face.
He ducked his head to hide his admiration.
他赶忙低下头以掩饰他的羡慕之情。
You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it.
The defence secretary ducked the question of whether the United States was winning the war.
在问及美国在这场战争中是否胜券在握时,国防部长避而不答。