rubber duck
noun [ C ] uk/ˌrʌb.ə ˈdʌk/ us/ˌrʌb.ɚ ˈdʌk/
(TOY)
（尤指在浴缸里玩耍用的）橡皮鸭
a small plastic or rubber toy duck, especially for playing with in the bath
There was a yellow rubber duck on the side of the bath. 浴缸边上有一只黄色的橡皮鸭。
Toddlers love splashing around in the water with their rubber ducks. 刚学走路的孩子喜欢在水里玩他们的橡皮鸭。
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- I was bobbing around like a rubber duck.
- If you manage to catch a rubber duck on the end of your hook, you win a prize.
- Research shows that children ingest the chemicals by acts as simple as chewing on a rubber duck.
(BOAT)
South African English (also rubber-duck boat)充气橡皮船
a small rubber boat that has air in it to keep its shape
The men were found clinging to a capsized rubber duck. 这些人被发现时正抱着一只翻了充气橡皮船。
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- Luckily there were some fishermen in a rubber duck who came to our aid.
- They launched their four-meter rubber duck from Hawston.
- Four men were rescued after their rubber-duck boat drifted 22km off-shore of Hangklip in the Western Cape.