Duck face≠鴨子臉Duck face 其實是指噘嘴自拍的夸張表情,由于使用率高,2014年已被添加到牛津在線詞典。例句:The little girl made a duck face, so cute! 那個嘟嘟嘴的小女孩真可愛!跟duck相關(guān)的表達方式Duck and Cover
用于口語和非正式場合,描述突發(fā)情況下,自我保護行動
When the fire alarm went off, everyone ducked and covered under their desks.(口語)
火警響起時,每個人都躲到桌子下面。Sitting Duck口語和書面語中都常見,形容易成為攻擊目標或容易受害的情況。Leaving your bike unlocked in this neighborhood is like being a sitting duck for thieves. (口語) 在這個社區(qū)里不鎖自行車,就像是給送給小偷。The lack of cybersecurity measures made the company a sitting duck for cyberattacks. (書面)缺乏網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全措施,讓公司成為易受網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊的目標。Like Water off a Duck's Back口語和書面語中都適用,表示對批評或困難不受影響,輕松應(yīng)對。I can't let her words bother me; they roll off me like water off a duck's back.(口語) 我不能讓她的話影響到我,就像水滑落在鴨子的背上一樣。Despite the criticism, the athlete remained focused, with negativity rolling off her like water off a duck's back. (書面)盡管受到批評,這位運動員保持專注,負面情緒對她無可奈何 。Duck Soup常用于口語,形容某事非常容易完成。Don't worry, fixing that computer issue will be duck soup for our IT team.別擔心,修復(fù)那臺電腦問題對我們的IT團隊來說將是小菜一碟。Duck Out (of Something)常用于口語和非正式場合,表示逃避某事或某項責任。He tried to duck out of helping with the project, but we convinced him to stay. 他試圖逃避幫忙做這個項目,但我們說服他留下來。