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词汇 rubber duck
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Definition of rubber duck in English:

rubber duck

noun
South African informal
  • An inflatable flat-bottomed rubber dinghy, typically motorized.

    〈南非,非正式〉(尤指以摩托为动力的)充气平底橡皮艇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four of us were fishing from a rubber duck about eight kilometres off Hamburg and we saw this ship and remarked that it was quite close to shore.
    • ‘There she is, waving at the camera,’ he said as shots were shown of people in a rubber duck bouncing down a turbulent river.
    • Skiboaters, rubber ducks, even paddle skiers used to anchor nearby and haul out good sized black steenbras among other reef fish found around the pinnacle.
    • They had a rubber duck on the water within minutes, but it took more than half-an-hour and exceptional seamanship to reach the Du Toits.
    • Within half an hour the river went from maximum to a mere 20 metres wide and 50 cm deep and it was racing out so fast that even motorised rubber ducks couldn't come upriver.
    • A meeting of all interested parties yesterday said it was possible to build a road and a slipway for rubber ducks, jetskis and sailboards alongside the pier on the beach.
    • We arrived midday and, while getting our bearings around the cottage, noticed a rubber duck about seven metres long operating eastward, towards Sardinia Bay.

Derivatives

  • rubber ducker

  • noun
    South African informal

Definition of rubber duck in US English:

rubber duck

noun
South African informal
  • An inflatable flat-bottomed rubber dinghy, typically motorized.

    〈南非,非正式〉(尤指以摩托为动力的)充气平底橡皮艇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four of us were fishing from a rubber duck about eight kilometres off Hamburg and we saw this ship and remarked that it was quite close to shore.
    • They had a rubber duck on the water within minutes, but it took more than half-an-hour and exceptional seamanship to reach the Du Toits.
    • Within half an hour the river went from maximum to a mere 20 metres wide and 50 cm deep and it was racing out so fast that even motorised rubber ducks couldn't come upriver.
    • We arrived midday and, while getting our bearings around the cottage, noticed a rubber duck about seven metres long operating eastward, towards Sardinia Bay.
    • Skiboaters, rubber ducks, even paddle skiers used to anchor nearby and haul out good sized black steenbras among other reef fish found around the pinnacle.
    • ‘There she is, waving at the camera,’ he said as shots were shown of people in a rubber duck bouncing down a turbulent river.
    • A meeting of all interested parties yesterday said it was possible to build a road and a slipway for rubber ducks, jetskis and sailboards alongside the pier on the beach.
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