drake
drake — 名詞
1. A drake is an adult male duck — a water bird with a flat beak and webbed feet. D
公鴨
雄性鴨子
A drake is an adult male duck — a water bird with a flat beak and webbed feet. Drakes often have brighter or more colourful feathers than female ducks.
Caio pointed at a drake swimming across the lake and asked what bird it was.
Caio 指著一隻游過湖面的公鴨，問那是什麼鳥。
pointed at + drake + V-ing
Every morning, the farmer feeds the drake and its ducklings near the pond.
農夫每天早上在池塘邊餵那隻公鴨和牠的小鴨。
feeds the drake — animal-care collocation
Mayumi took a photo of the drake with bright green feathers by the riverbank.
Mayumi 在河岸邊拍下那隻羽毛亮綠色的公鴨。
That afternoon, Kian watched a drake lead a group of ducks across the stream.
那天下午，Kian 看著一隻公鴨帶領一群鴨子游過溪流。
watch + drake + bare infinitive
- bright feathers
- colourful drake
- drake paddles
- drake swims
- drake leads
- duck
Generic term for the whole species; 'duck' can also specifically mean a female duck, whereas 'drake' always means a male.
- duck
When 'duck' is used to mean a female duck, it is the opposite of 'drake'.
文法句型
a drake
the drake
用法筆記
Countable noun. The word 'drake' refers only to male ducks; the female is called a 'duck' and the young are 'ducklings'.
常見錯誤
2. Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer who lived from around
德瑞克
十六世紀英國航海家與探險家
Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer who lived from around 1540 to 1596. He is famous for being the second person to sail around the world and for leading the English navy against the Spanish Armada.
The class read about Sir Francis Drake's voyage around the world in their history textbook.
全班在歷史課本上讀到 Sir Francis Drake 環遊世界的事蹟。
read about + Sir Francis Drake — historical-figure collocation
A statue of Sir Francis Drake in Plymouth remembers his achievements at sea.
英國普利茅斯矗立著一座 Sir Francis Drake 的雕像，紀念他的航海成就。
statue of + Sir Francis Drake — monument collocation
Shanti read about Sir Francis Drake defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Shanti 讀到 Sir Francis Drake 於 1588 年擊敗西班牙無敵艦隊的事蹟。
read about + Sir Francis Drake defeating — historical-event collocation
Sir Francis Drake helped defend England from the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Sir Francis Drake 在 1588 年協助英格蘭抵禦西班牙無敵艦隊。
Sir Francis Drake + helped defend — historical-military collocation
- Sir Francis Drake
- circumnavigation
- Spanish Armada
- English explorer
- Elizabethan era
- Francis Drake
Used without the title 'Sir', especially in informal or modern contexts.
用法筆記
Proper noun referring to the historical figure. Always capitalised. Often preceded by the title 'Sir' in formal contexts. Do not confuse with the common noun 'drake' (a male duck) — they are unrelated in meaning. The biographical figure is also listed as an idiom entry below (see Sir Francis Drake).
常見錯誤
Sir Francis Drake
idiomSir Francis Drake (c. 1540–1596) was an English sea captain, explorer, and naval commander. He is famous for being the second person to sail around the world and for his role in defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588. He is also known separately as a sense of the word 'drake' below.
法蘭西斯·德瑞克爵士（約1540–1596年），英國航海家、探險家與海軍指揮官，以完成環球航行以及在1588年擊敗西班牙無敵艦隊聞名。
Greta's school project about Sir Francis Drake included a drawing of his ship, the Golden Hind.
The tour guide showed visitors a navigation map believed to have been used by Sir Francis Drake.
同根字
- duck名詞A1
- duckling名詞A2