名詞 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)
   同義詞：Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake
2. adult male of a wild or domestic duck

1. Drake passed through college without learning much.
   德雷克念完了大學(xué)，沒有學(xué)到多少東西。
2. Drake sailed round the world.
   德雷克揚(yáng)帆環(huán)游世界。
3. There are many drakes and ducks on the lake.
   湖里有許多鴨子。

drake

n.（名詞）
A male duck.
公鴨

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)

drake
drake 2

n.（名詞）
A mayfly used as fishing bait.Also called drake fly
用作魚餌的蜉也作 drake fly

來源：
Middle English [dragon]
中古英語(yǔ) [大蛇]
from Old English draca
源自 古英語(yǔ) draca
from West Germanic *drako
源自 西日耳曼語(yǔ) *drako
from Latin dracô * see dragon
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) dracô *參見 dragon