| 词汇 | drake |
| 释义 | drake noun[ C ] uk /dreɪk/ us /dreɪk/ a male duck (= water bird)公鸭 Andyworks/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Names for the male & female of animals billy goat bitch boar boomer buck bull bullock cob doe drone ewe gelding mare nanny goat sow stag stallion steer tigress tom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ducks, geese & game birds Both hens and drakes are silent in the fall. But I thought that the drake always led the way? Nearly all drakes lose their bright plumage after mating, and for a few weeks resemble females. Once only have I seen a drake sharing the responsibilities of his family. The drake is covered with plumage of extraordinary beauty. Examples of drakedrake Drake's welding of rationalist epistemology to ' feminist ' argument was of particular originality within the context of early modern pro-woman writings. Drake's identilication of watermarks could be made only when the manuscript was still bound. Drake derived his interpretations in particular from his attempts at a chronological ordering of the pages of that manuscript. Drake's identification of watermarks could be made only when the manuscript was still bound. Drake cites no sources, but his description of the glassmaker's actions matches standard artisanal practices. Drake seeks explanations of illegitimacy in the way in which work was organized and in the living arrangements of young servants. Drake even contested that it was pointless to learn modern foreign languages since translations were now so accomplished and easily available. We are playing ducks and drakes with time-honoured experience and teaching. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot play ducks and drakes with a great industry like agriculture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of this national asset, people must not be allowed to play ducks and drakes with it just because it suits their convenience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These proposals play ducks and drakes with historical communities and destroy existing communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is playing blind man's buff with the national finances and ducks and drakes with the industries to continue a tax of this sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my opinion, there is nothing more dismal than a party which plays ducks and drakes with the nation's safety in order to gain votes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I merely say that the whee hoo call of the drake widgeon is a distinctive noise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even now, let us try to get things right rather than playing ducks and drakes with the constitution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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