“duck”这个单词小学就教了,我们一般都翻译成“鸭子”。
但在英语表达中,“duck”却有很多表达,按照字面意思翻译很容易闹笑话,来和小洛一起学习一下吧~
Dead duck
这次词汇按字面意思很容易理解成“死了的鸭子”,但它的实际意思是“注定要失败的人(或事物)、必然要完蛋的人”。英文注释是—
If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding.
【译】如果你把某人或某物描述成“dead duck”,你会强调你认为他们绝对没有成功的机会。
Dead duck起源于19世纪二三十年代,起初主要指政治领域里某些人物失去了原有的权威和影响力,后来引申为毫无价值可言的人。
例句:
The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.
计划告吹了,因为没有钱。
I'm a dead duck if I don't pass my chemistry examination.
要是没通过化学考试的话,我死定了。
小伙伴们要好好学习,不能做一个“dead duck”!
duck out
这个短语可不是“鸭子跑了”,更不是“煮熟的鸭子飞了”,实际意思是“逃避;推脱;回避”,英文注释是—
If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it.
【译】如果你“duck out”了你应该做的事情,你就避免做这事了。
例句:
You can't duck out once you've taken on a responsibility.
一旦承担起责任你就不能逃避。
It's unlawful to duck out of paying taxes.
逃税是违法的。
duck down
这个短语有两个意思:“鸭绒”,以及“低下头,弯下身”。
例句:
I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me.
我本想弯腰溜过去,但被他们看到了。
duck soup
按字面理解是“鸭汤”,鸭鸭这么可爱为什么你们要吃它
它的实际意思是“ 容易处理的问题;容易打败的对手 ”,英文注释是—
a problem that is easy to deal with, or an opponent who is easy to defeat
【译】容易处理的问题,或容易失败的对手
例句:
Winning this game is going to be duck soup.
赢得这场比赛是轻而易举的事。
My new boss is duck soup, but his wife is difficult to handle.
我的新老板是个好胡弄的人,但他的妻子却很难对付。
water off a duck's back
这个习语的字面意思是“水过鸭背 ”,可以理解成“耳边风、听不进去”,英文注释是—
used to say that sth, especially criticism, has no effect on sb/sth
【译】用来形容某事物,特别是批评,对某人/某事物没有影响
例句:
I can't tell my son what to do. It's water off a duck's back with him.
我无法告诉我儿子该做什么,他根本听不进去。
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