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ducat /'dAkat/
noun (in the past) a gold coin used in many European countries达免:特（旧时在多个欧洲国家
通用的金币）.
duch.ess /_dAtj9s/ /7〇t/n 1 the wife of a duke 公爵夫 人：the Duchess 〇/ Ybrfc 约克公爵夫人 2
a woman who has the rank of a duke 女公爵 duchy/'dAtJi/ noun {pi. -ies) (also duke-dom) an area of land that
is owned and controlled by a duke
or DUCHESS公爵领地
swan天鹤
duck /dAk/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 {pi. ducks or duck) [C] a common bird that
lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed
feet (=feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide
beak. There are many types of duck, some of which are kept for their meat or
eggs.鸭：wild ducks 野鸭◊ duck eggs 鸭蛋一picture o page R28 2 [C] a female duck 母鸭一compare drake 3 [U] meat from a duck 鸭肉：roast ducfc with
orange sauce 烤鸭蘸橘子酱
4
(also duckie,
ducks, ducky) [C,
usually sing.] (BrE, informal) a friendly way of
addressing sb (義示;k好的 称呼）尜乖，宝玛几：Anything eke, ducfc?还％别命事 吗/ ■宝贝儿？ 一 compare dear, love 5 a
duck [sing ] (in cricket 板球）a batsman’s score of zero 零分：He was out /or a ducfc.他因得了 零分而出烏。一see also lame
duck, sitting duck ITSTO1 get/have (all) your
.ducks in a 'row (especially NAm^) to have made all the
preparations needed to .do sth; to be well organized 为 某事做充分准备；把事情安排得井井有条(take to sth) like a
,duck to 'water (to become used to sth) very easily, without any
problems or fears 像鸭子入永般容
易，轻而易举，毫不困难，毫无畏惧（习惯于某事）： She has taken to teachi’ng Zffce a ciucfc
to water.她教起书
来驾轻就熟。一more at dead
adj., water n.
■ verfc 1 〜（down) | ~ (behind/under sth) to move your head or
body downwards to avoid being hit or seen 低
下头，弯下身（以免被打中或看见）：[V] ffe had to duck 05 he came through the
door.他穿过门口时得弯下身来。
We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn^ see us.我们弓身躲在墙后不让他们看见。◊ He just managed
to ducfc out 0/ sight.他总算躲开了别人的视线。◊ [VN] She
ducfced her head and got into the car.她低着头进了 汽车。2 [VN] to avoid sth by
moving your head or body out of the way 躲闪；躲避 H771
dodge： He ducked the
first few blows then started to fight back, j&lic Jf 拳后便开始反击。3 [V to move somewhere
quicldy，especially in order to avoid
being seen 迅速行
&，飞快行走（以免被看见）：She dudced I’nto the
adjoining room 〇5 we came m•我们进来时她转身躲进
了隔壁房间。4 〜（6ut of) sth to avoid a difhcult or unpleasant duty or
responsibility 逃避，回避，推脱，推
倭（职责或靑在）：[V] ft’s
his turn to coofc dinner, but J bet heW try to ducfc out 0/ it.轮到他做晚饭了，但我
敢打赌他会想方设法逃避的。◊ [VN] 77ie
government is ducfcing the issue.政府在回避这个问题。5 also
dunk) [VN] to push sb underwater
and hold them there for a short time 把…按入水中：77ie fcids were duddng each other in the poo丨.孩子们在池塘里相互把对方按入
水中。
•duck-billed
‘platypus/701//1 = platypus duck-boards /'dAkboidz; NAmE -boirdz/ noun [pi.] long narrow
wooden boards used to make a path over wet groung (用窄长木板做的铺在湿地上的）铺道板，垫路板
duck-ling
/'dAkliq/
noun [C, U] a young duck;
the meat of a young duck 小鸭；鸟；小鸭肉.一：see also ugly
DUCKLING
.ducks
and 'drakes noun [u] [Br£) a game in which you
make flat stones bounce across
the surface of water打水漂（游戏）
,duck 'soup noun [U] {NAmE, informal) a problem that is easy
to deal with, or an opponent who is easy to defeat 容易处理的问题；容易打败的对手. duck-weed /'dAkwiid/ noun [U] a very small plant
that grows on the surface of still water 浮赤 ducky /'dAki/
■
noun (6rf, informal) = duck(4)
madj. (duck-ier,
ducki-est) {NAmE,
old-fashioned or humor- ows) very pleasant顺心如愿的；令人十分愉快的：办6；7- thfng
is just dudty.—切顺利b
duct /dAkt/ noun 1 a pipe or tube
carrying liquid, gas, electric or telephone wires, etc.(传送液味、：气体、电
线、iU话线等的）管道，管子：a hearing/venrilarion
duct 賊管；通风道 2 a
tube in the body or in plants through which liquid passes (人体或植物体内输全液体
的）管，导管：t/ie biZe duct胆管 ductile /'dAktail/ «£/_/•• 术语）（of a metal 金属）
■that
can be made into a thin wire 可'彳i成:细丝的；.可延 展的I有延性的
duct-ing /'dAktiq/ noun [U] 1 a system of
ducts ^ jf (■或导管）系& 2
material in the form of a duct or ducts 管状材_: a short piece 〇/ ducting —小截管状材料
'duct
tape noun [u] {
dud /dAd/ noun, adj.
mnoun 1 [C] {informal) a thing that is
useless, especially because it does not work correctly 不中用妇东西；凌 物：Two 〇/ the /ireworfcs the box were duds.盒子里
的烟火有两个是点不着的废品。2 duds [pi.] (s/ang) clothes 衣裳
■
adj. [only before noun] useless; that does not work correctly无用的；不中用的；出故障的：a ciud battery 废电池◊ a dud cheque
(=. written by sb who has not enough money in their bank account)空头支票
dude
/du:d;
dju:d/ not/n N/\w£) a man 男
人：He’s a reaZ cooZ dude•他真皇个帅哥。◊ Hey, dude,
what’s up?喂，哥们儿，怎么啦？
'dude ranch noun an American ranch (= a large farm) where people can go on
holiday/vacation and do the sort of activities that cowboys do (美国的）度假牧 场，度假农场【•!)别 d From an old meaning of
the word dude, a man from the city
who wears fashionable clothes•源自dude—词的旧义，指衣着时髦的城市男人。
dudgeon /'dAd3an/ noun ITTITil see high adj. due /dju:; NAmE du:/ adj., noun, adv. madj.