drake

名词 drake:

1. English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
   同义词：Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake
2. adult male of a wild or domestic duck

1. Drake passed through college without learning much.
   德雷克念完了大学，没有学到多少东西。
2. Drake sailed round the world.
   德雷克扬帆环游世界。
3. There are many drakes and ducks on the lake.
   湖里有许多鸭子。

drake

n.（名词）
A male duck.
公鸭

来源：
Middle English
中古英语

drake
drake 2

n.（名词）
A mayfly used as fishing bait.Also called drake fly
用作鱼饵的蜉也作 drake fly

来源：
Middle English [dragon]
中古英语 [大蛇]
from Old English draca
源自 古英语 draca
from West Germanic *drako
源自 西日耳曼语 *drako
from Latin dracô * see dragon
源自 拉丁语 dracô *参见 dragon