ducked
vt.& vi. 躲避,迴避(duck的過去式與過去分詞形式)
A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak.
Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings.
雞鴨在棚子周圍到處亂刨。
A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake.
I brought in one drake and three ducks.
我弄來一隻公鴨和三隻母鴨。
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...
他及時低下頭,躲過了撥火棍的擊打。
He ducked his head to hide his admiration...
他低下頭以掩飾他的仰慕之情。
If you duck something such as a blow, you avoid it by moving your head or body quickly downwards.
Hans deftly ducked their blows.
漢斯靈巧地躲過他們的擊打。
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...
馬特慌忙躲進他的辦公室。
He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
他溜進門裡,慌忙地四處張望著。
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...
反對黨認為衛生大臣逃避了所有決策難題。
He had ducked the confrontation with United Nations inspectors last summer.
去年夏天他避開了與聯合國核查人員的對峙。
If someone ducks someone else, they force them or their head under water for a short time.
She splashed around in the pool with Mark, rowdily trying to duck him.
她和馬克在水池中嬉戲,胡鬧著要將他按入水中。
Some people call other people duck or ducks as a sign of affection.
Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
噢,很高興見到你,親愛的。
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.
批評對我來說左耳進右耳出,毫無影響。
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.
She took to mothering like a duck to water.
她很快就對母親這一角色駕輕就熟了。
George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin.
喬治逃脫了和他表親的包辦婚姻。
He ducked through the door and looked about frantically.
他溜進門裡,慌忙地四處張望著。
He ducked his head to hide his admiration.
他低下頭以掩飾他的仰慕之情。
Hans deftly ducked their blows.
漢斯靈巧地躲過他們的擊打。
Matt ducked into his office.
馬特慌忙躲進他的辦公室。