/dʌk ||; dʌk/verb1 [I,T] to move your head down quickly so that you are not seen or hit by sb/sth 急速低头；弯身闪避: The boys ducked out of sight behind a hedge. 男孩子们弯着身躲在树篱后面。I had to duck my head down to avoid the low doorway. 门楣很低，我不得不低着头过去。
2 [I,T] (informal 非正式)duck (out of) sth to try to avoid sth difficult or unpleasant 回避困难或不快的事: She tried to duck out of apologizing. 她想避不道歉。The President is trying to duck responsibility for the crisis. 总统想要逃避这场危机的责任。
3 [T] to push sb's head under water for a short time, especially when playing 把某人的头部按入水中片刻（尤指嬉戏的时候）: The kids were ducking each other in the pool. 孩子们互相把对方的头按入池水中。