| 词汇 | ducked |
| 释义 | ducked past simple and past participle ofduck duck verb uk /dʌk/ us /dʌk/ [ 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 duck (down)I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked (down).我看到球朝我飞过来就连忙低头躲了一下。 Duck your head or you'll bang it on the doorframe.把头低一下以免撞到门框。 [ T ] to push someone underwater for a short time: 将…按到水下 The boys were splashing around and ducking each other in the pool.男孩子们在游泳池里击水打闹，并按住对方往水里压。 [ 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 duck intoWhen he saw them coming, he ducked into a doorway.他一见他们来了就赶忙躲到了门口。 [ T ]informal to avoid answering a question or dealing with a situation: He has ducked questions about whether he intends to continue in office. She became known as an executive who didn't duck hard decisions. The press accused the prime minister of ducking the issue. They have a legal duty not to duck their responsibilities. Moving in order to avoid contact avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance bypass circumnavigate dodge duck and dodge (something)idiom duck and weaveidiom evasive action evasively evasiveness fall jump parry shrug shrug away skirt steer steer clear of someone/somethingidiom weave You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Avoiding action Sly & devious See alsoduck and weavemainly UK Idiomsduck and cover duck and dive duck and dodge (something) Phrasal verbduck out of something Examples of duckedducked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. None of the justices "ducked" both of these claims - three of them decided against our position on the first and five on the second. Three times she dodged and ducked the question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that we could consolidate the question so that the question of tax is not ducked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he acknowledge that the question that he has ducked is extremely important? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He ducked and weaved and refused to answer the question, leaving great suspicion in the minds of all who heard him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thirdly, we come to one of the most serious arguments—one that should not be ducked—against capital punishment, and that is the possibility of making mistakes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a choice here, and it is not one that can be ducked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have ducked the issue on every occasion and have said that such bargaining is separate and concerns individual rights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, we should be talking about accountability, which is consistently ducked, or so it seems to the outsider. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Decisions have to be taken and cannot be ducked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not ducked those issues but faced them head-on with appropriate and proportionate action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of the arguments contained in it are familiar to this place; and some difficult decisions have plainly been ducked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That point cannot be ducked if we are to reach a settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that we had ducked the issue of pedestrian protection, but we certainly have not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, because it was unpopular, it should not have been ducked. 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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