duck是什么意思(除了鸭子duck还有别的意思)

 

我们都知道duck是鸭子,但duck还可以做动词,作动词的时候,duck有以下几层意思:

  • 急速低头(或弓身)(以免被打中或看见)

If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen.

He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker...

他及时低下头,躲过了拨火棍的击打。

  • (快速低头或弓身以)躲闪,闪避

If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.

Hans deftly ducked their blows.

汉斯灵巧地躲过他们的击打。

  • 躲避;逃避

If you duck into a place, you move there quickly, often in an attempt to avoid danger or to avoid being seen.

Matt ducked into his office...

马特慌忙躲进他的办公室

  • 逃避,回避,推脱,推诿(义务或责任)

You say that someone ducks a duty or responsibility when you disapprove of the fact that they avoid it.

The Opposition reckons the Health Secretary has ducked all the difficult decisions...

反对党认为卫生大臣逃避了所有决策难题。

《哈利波特与魔法石》一书中

当信从烟囱里冲出来的时候

德思礼一家躲避信封

作者用的就是duck一词:

The Dursleys ducked,but Harry leapt into the air trying to catch one.

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