drake

drake — 名詞

1. A drake is an adult male duck — a water bird with a flat beak and webbed feet. D

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釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • duck

    Generic term for the whole species; 'duck' can also specifically mean a female duck, whereas 'drake' always means a male.

反義詞
  • 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

❌I saw a drake and her ducklings on the pond.
✅I saw a drake and its ducklings on the pond.
💡'drake' is male, so 'its' is the correct possessive pronoun.

2. Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer who lived from around

2.名詞
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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 sailed around the world.
✅Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world.
💡Proper names must be capitalised.
❌I saw a Sir Francis Drake swimming in the pond.
✅I saw a drake swimming in the pond.
💡Do not confuse the historical figure's name with the word for a male duck.