duck out

英 [dʌk aʊt]

美 [dʌk aʊt]

逃避; 推脱; 回避

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 逃避;推脱;回避
  If youduck out ofsomething that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it.
  1. George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin...
     乔治逃脱了和他表亲的包办婚姻。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• The worlds richest duck started out in business when he was just a wee nipper, polishing boots on the streets of his native Glasgow; today he owns some of the worlds largest mining concerns.
  作为世界上最富裕的鸭子，麦克老鸭当初起家的时候还只是个毛头小子，在家乡格拉斯哥的街头擦鞋。如今他拥有世界上最大的几座矿井。
• No parent can duck out of his duty to his children.
  没有一个父母可以逃避自己对孩子应尽的责任。
• Pushing Herb in, she held the door handle to make sure he did not duck out again.
  她把赫伯推进门去，反身拉住门上的把手，使赫伯不会再溜出去。
• The ugly duck changed into a swan because of his going out of the place which fettered him.
  丑小鸭变成了白天鹅，因为它走出了篱笆的限制。
• It was too late to duck out of going with them.
  要想推托不跟他们去已为时太晚。
• Some looked like they were going to run into one another, but just in time they would duck into a hidden pass and come out on the other side, climbing a steep grade toward a forest of trees.
  有些火车看上去就要和别的火车撞上了，但又及时闪进隐蔽的关口，从另一头出来，接着爬上一个陡峭的山坡，向一座丛林驶去。
• Global warming may be real enough, they conclude, but it is all too difficult; even if they make sacrifices, others will duck out of their commitments.
  他们总结道，全球变暖问题可能切实存在，但实在难以解决；即使他们做出牺牲，其他人仍会逃避承诺。
• Thought you had to duck out on personal business.
  我以为你顾不上个人生活了呢。
• I never eat duck tongue, out of his mouth from duck, how dirty, I want to eat eggs.
  我从来不吃鸭舌头，从鸭嘴里取出来的东西，多脏啊，我要吃炒鸡蛋。
• And it cites international studies which suggest this continues late into life, with insecure children more likely to leave school early or duck out of employment or training.
  报告引用了世界各国的研究，研究表明亲子关系会对孩子日后的生活产生影响，与同龄人相比，那些缺乏安全感的孩子更可能辍学或逃避就业。