duck

immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge

名词 duck:

1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
   同义词：duck's egg
3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

动词 duck:

1. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
2. submerge or plunge suddenly
3. dip into a liquid
   同义词：dip, douse
4. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   同义词：hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep

1. There are many ducks swimming in the lake.
   湖里有许多鸭子在游泳。
2. The children ducked each other in the swimming pool.
   孩子们在游泳池里互相把对方按入水中。
3. She had to duck her head to get through the low doorway.
   她不得不低下头才能穿过低矮的门口。

duck

n.（名词）
Any of various wild or domesticated swimming birds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad, flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
鸭：鸭科的一种野生或家养游禽，其特点是有宽大扁平的喙，短腿和带蹼的足
A female duck.
公鸭
The flesh of a duck used as food.
鸭肉
Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
【俚语】 指人，尤指奇特的人
Often ducks (used with a sing. verb)Chiefly British A dear.
常作 ducks （与单数动词连用）【多用于英国】 可爱的人或物

来源：
Middle English doke
中古英语 doke
from Old English dôce
源自 古英语 dôce
possibly from *dôcan [to dive] * see duck 2
可能源自 *dôcan [跳水，浸入水中] *参见 duck2

duck
duck 2

v.（动词）
ducked,duck.ing,ducks
v.tr.（及物动词）
To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something.
迅速俯下：迅速低下，尤指为避开某物时做此动作
To evade; dodge:
避开；躲闪：
例句：
duck responsibility; ducked the reporter`s question.
逃避责任；对记者的提问避而不答

To push suddenly under water.See Synonyms at dip
迅速推入水下参见 dip
Games To deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent`s card).
【游戏】 放（牌）：有意出一张比（对手的牌）小的牌
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To lower the head or body.
低下头或弯下身体
To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen:
迅速移动：敏捷地运动，尤指为避免被看见：
例句：
ducked behind a bush.
躲闪到灌木丛后

To submerge the head or body briefly in water.
将头或身体短时间浸入水中
To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used without :
逃避责任或义务，常与out 连用：
例句：
duck out on one`s family.
逃避对家庭的责任

Games To lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one`s opponent.
【游戏】 因出比对手低的牌而输掉游戏
n.（名词）
A quick lowering of the head or body.
迅速俯下：头或身体的迅速一低
A plunge into water.
扎入水中

来源：
Middle English douken [to dive]
中古英语 douken [猛扎入水]
possibly from Old English *dôcan ; akin to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dôken
可能源自 古英语 *dôcan ；类似于 中世纪低地德语与中古荷兰语 dôken

【引伸】
duck.er
n.（名词）

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duck
duck 3

n.（名词）
A durable, closely woven heavy cotton or linen fabric.
帆布：耐用的密织的棉或亚麻重织物
ducks Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.
ducks 用帆布做的衣物，特别是白裤子

来源：
Dutch doek [cloth]
荷兰语 doek [布]
from Middle Dutch doec
源自 中古荷兰语 doec

duck
duck 4

n.（名词）
An amphibious military truck used during World War II.
二战期间使用的水陆两用车
An amphibious truck used in emergencies, as to evacuate flood victims.
紧急时使用的水陆两用车，用于疏散洪水灾民

来源：
Alteration influenced by duck
受 duck的影响
of DUKW [its code designation]
DUKW的变化 [为其代号]