duck除了有鸭子，鸭肉的意思外，还有很多表达:
1.在口语中指人，(特指妇女，小孩，=dear)
Hi,duck,how is it going? 你好，宝贝，情况怎么样？
Oh,I'm glad to see you,duck.噢，很高兴见到你，宝贝！
She's a sweet old duck. 她是一个可爱的老太婆。
另外有:queer duck 性情古怪的人
dead duck 必然要完蛋的人
lame duck 无用之人（尤指失势的政客）
2.（板球）零分
He made fifty in his first innings,but a duck in his secind. 他在第一局得了50分，第二局却得零分。
Much to his embarrassment,the captain made duck in each inning.
队长在每一次击球时都零分，这真太让他窘迫了。
3.急速低头，弓身，躲闪
The frog ducked his head and sank.
青蛙低下脑袋，沉入水中。
The boys tried to duck each other in the swimming pool.
男孩子们在游泳池里将彼此按入水中。
I swung at him and he ducked.
我挥拳对准他打去，他躲开了。
4.逃避，躲避，迴避
Don't try to duck out of cleaning the kitchen.
不要企图躲避清洁厨房。
He ducked away from a difficult question. 他迴避了一个难题。
5.duck soup 容易的事
Fixing the car will be duck soup for anyone with the right tools.
有了合适的工具，修车对任何人来说都是小事。
6.sitting duck 易被击中或是被骗的人
- 有关duck 的习语:
take something like a duck to water.
如鱼得水
water off a duck 's back.
水过鸭背
