環境保護論者; 研究大氣汙染的專家
2.duck soup:易如反掌之事
3.lame duck :無能力的人;不中用的人(物);冒險失敗的投機者或股票交易中資不抵債的人;破產者;跛腳鴨;任期將滿的議員或總統
4.lame-duck president :即將去職的總統
5.Duck eye 小洞(針織疵點)
6.rubber duck橡膠帆布
7.sitting duck(口語)易射擊的目標;坐以待斃;停泊的船;活靶子
例子:
(1)The president's comments on taxes made him a sitting duck to critics.
總統對稅收的意見使他成為眾矢之的.
(2)The American warships in Pearl Harbor were sitting ducks.
珍珠港的美國軍艦是必定擊中的目標
(3)Out in the open,the hunter is a sitting duck for unseen wild animals.
暴露在野外,獵人很容易成為潛伏的野生動物的攻擊對象(很容易被潛伏的野生動物攻擊
8.be out for a duck得零分退場
He was bowled out for a duck .
他因得零分而退場
9.duck hook
高爾夫球 歪球,打歪了的臭球; 左勾下墜球
10.duck out (of)
(1)逃避(職責、責任等);避掉,回避(尤指編造借口回避做某事):
No parent can duck out of his duty to his children.
沒有父母可以逃避對子女的責任.
Don't try to duck out of the obligation.
別想逃避那項義務.
She's trying to duck out of doing that unpleasant job.
她正想逃避那項討厭的差事.
(2)離開壹會兒:
I'll duck out to get something to eat and be right back.
我只去買點吃的就來.
11.break one's duck
板球首次得分
打破零的紀錄,破天荒
12.a fine day for the young ducks
小鴨子喜歡的天氣,下雨天
13.chance the ducks 不管三七二十壹;冒冒險
14.knee-high to a duck 幼小的;幼童般高的
例子:Smith started reading when he was knee -high to a duck.
史密斯很小的時候就開始讀書.
15.like a duck in a thunder-storm 目瞪口呆的;垂頭喪氣的;愁眉苦臉的
(1)這個短語最早出現在1785年,是Peter Pindar的壹首小詩 "Gaping upon Tom's thumb,with me in wonder,The rabble rais'd its eyes -- like ducks in thunder." 可能原來用這個短語是為了和wonder押韻.1822年,Walter Scott在他的小說Peveril of the Peak裏再次用到like a duck in a thunderstorm.
(2)那麽,鴨子遇到狂風暴雨會有什麽反應呢?據說它們會被嚇得眼珠翻過去,然後仰頭倒下.看來,這反應是夠大的,怪不得要用“like a duck in thunder”來形容驚慌失措呢.
(3)請看例句:
He stands there like a duck in thunder.
他站在那兒,驚慌失措.
16.like water off a duck’s back (警告,建議等)不起作用;毫無影響;被當作耳旁風
17.take to sth like a duck to water 自然而然地學會某物;自然而然地習慣於某物
18.dead duck
註定要完蛋的人;沒有價值的人或事