It made me look like a duck in water.
——Forest Gump
这让我如鱼得水。
——《阿甘正传》
一、你知道duck有几种含义吗?
n.
1.鸭,母鸭 [C]
He took his rifle to shoot wild duck.
他拿起枪打野鸭子。
2.鸭肉 [U]
This duck is not quite to my taste. I do not care for it.
这鸭肉不合我的胃口我不爱吃。
3.亲爱的,宝贝儿 [C]
Oh, I am glad to see you, duck.
噢,很高兴见到你,亲爱的。
4.(板球)零分
Much to his embarrassment, the captain made duck in each innings.
队长在每一次击球时都零分,这真太使他窘迫了。
v.
1.急速低头(或弓身);躲闪,闪避 [I,T]
The frog ducked his head and sank.
青蛙低下脑袋,沉入水中。
2.躲避,逃避,回避,推脱 [I,T]
Her little boy always tries to duck out of going to see the dentist.
她的小男孩总是设法逃避到牙科医生那里去看病。
3.把…按入水中 [T]
The boy tried to duck each other in the swimming pool.
男孩们设法将对方按入游泳池水中。
二、词义辨析:哪些词汇能表示“沉浸”的意思
immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge
这些动词均有“沉浸,浸入”之意。immerse侧重全部被液体所覆盖,也可用于比喻意义。dip指部分地、暂时地或轻微地放进液体,多暗示一种谨慎或试探性的动作。duck指把头伸进水中,或指游泳时开玩笑地把一个人的头按入水中。plunge暗示迅速而有力的动作,但浸入不一定很深。submerge指长时间的完全浸入、潜入,强调浸入液体深层。
三、你知道duck和哪些词更搭吗?
dead duck
必然要完蛋的人
donald duck
唐老鸭
duck soup
容易处理的问题;容易打败的对手
四、最后,做个填词游戏吧
He was out for a ______.他因得了零分而出局。