immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge

名詞 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
   同義詞：duck's egg
3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

動(dòng)詞 duck:

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

1. There are many ducks swimming in the lake.
   湖里有許多鴨子在游泳。
2. The children ducked each other in the swimming pool.
   孩子們?cè)谟斡境乩锘ハ喟褜?duì)方按入水中。
3. She had to duck her head to get through the low doorway.
   她不得不低下頭才能穿過(guò)低矮的門口。

duck

n.（名詞）
Any of various wild or domesticated swimming birds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad, flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
鴨：鴨科的一種野生或家養(yǎng)游禽，其特點(diǎn)是有寬大扁平的喙，短腿和帶蹼的足
A female duck.
公鴨
The flesh of a duck used as food.
鴨肉
Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
【俚語(yǔ)】 指人，尤指奇特的人
Often ducks (used with a sing. verb)Chiefly British A dear.
常作 ducks （與單數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）【多用于英國(guó)】 可愛的人或物

來(lái)源：
Middle English doke
中古英語(yǔ) doke
from Old English dôce
源自 古英語(yǔ) dôce
possibly from *dôcan [to dive] * see duck 2
可能源自 *dôcan [跳水，浸入水中] *參見 duck2

duck
duck 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
ducked,duck.ing,ducks
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something.
迅速俯下：迅速低下，尤指為避開某物時(shí)做此動(dòng)作
To evade; dodge:
避開；躲閃：
例句：
duck responsibility; ducked the reporter`s question.
逃避責(zé)任；對(duì)記者的提問(wèn)避而不答

To push suddenly under water.See Synonyms at dip
迅速推入水下參見 dip
Games To deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent`s card).
【游戲】 放（牌）：有意出一張比（對(duì)手的牌）小的牌
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To lower the head or body.
低下頭或彎下身體
To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen:
迅速移動(dòng)：敏捷地運(yùn)動(dòng)，尤指為避免被看見：
例句：
ducked behind a bush.
躲閃到灌木叢后

To submerge the head or body briefly in water.
將頭或身體短時(shí)間浸入水中
To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used without :
逃避責(zé)任或義務(wù)，常與out 連用：
例句：
duck out on one`s family.
逃避對(duì)家庭的責(zé)任

Games To lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one`s opponent.
【游戲】 因出比對(duì)手低的牌而輸?shù)粲螒?/br>n.（名詞）
A quick lowering of the head or body.
迅速俯下：頭或身體的迅速一低
A plunge into water.
扎入水中

來(lái)源：
Middle English douken [to dive]
中古英語(yǔ) douken [猛扎入水]
possibly from Old English *dôcan ; akin to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dôken
可能源自 古英語(yǔ) *dôcan ；類似于 中世紀(jì)低地德語(yǔ)與中古荷蘭語(yǔ) dôken

【引伸】
duck.er
n.（名詞）

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duck
duck 3

n.（名詞）
A durable, closely woven heavy cotton or linen fabric.
帆布：耐用的密織的棉或亞麻重織物
ducks Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.
ducks 用帆布做的衣物，特別是白褲子

來(lái)源：
Dutch doek [cloth]
荷蘭語(yǔ) doek [布]
from Middle Dutch doec
源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ) doec

duck
duck 4

n.（名詞）
An amphibious military truck used during World War II.
二戰(zhàn)期間使用的水陸兩用車
An amphibious truck used in emergencies, as to evacuate flood victims.
緊急時(shí)使用的水陸兩用車，用于疏散洪水災(zāi)民

來(lái)源：
Alteration influenced by duck
受 duck的影響
of DUKW [its code designation]
DUKW的變化 [為其代號(hào)]