A2 [ C ] a bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with skin between the toes), a short neck, and a large beak鸭子
[ U ] the meat of this bird鸭肉
Examples
a duck pond
Some poultry farmers keep turkeys and ducks as well as chickens.
The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.
The ducks started quacking loudly when we threw them some bread.
[ C ] UK old-fashioned informal also ducks a friendly way of talking to someone you like(昵称)宝贝,乖乖
[ I or T ] to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit(尤指为避免被击中而)猛低头,猛弯腰
[ T ] to push someone underwater for a short time将…按到水下
[ I + adv/prep ] to move quickly to a place, especially in order not to be seen(尤指为了避免被发现而)赶忙躲藏起来
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