单词	sitting duck
释义	sitting duckˌsitting ˈduck (also ˌsitting ˈtarget) noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES We were like sitting ducks for pickpockets in the city. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Being left in front, Morley Street looked a sitting duck approaching the line but scrambled home. Raskin was proceeding gingerly, aware that Macintosh was a sitting duck for cancellation. She was a sitting duck out here all by herself! This makes the whole colony a sitting duck for a man with a gun. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoreasy to attack► vulnerable easy to attack, damage, or enter by force: · His victims are vulnerable young women. · Ground floor windows are particularly vulnerable and secure locks should be fitted.vulnerable to: · The tanks' positions made them vulnerable to enemy gunfire. ► sitting duck someone who is very easy to attack because they cannot move or they can only move very slowly: · The troops in their bunkers were sitting ducks for enemy missiles.· We were like sitting ducks, our only defense a small shed surrounded by a few concrete blocks. ► be an easy target to be very easy to see or find and therefore easy to attack: · I knew that in our current position, we were an all-too-easy target for thieves and bandits.make an easy target: · Women living alone make easy targets for robbers. someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat:  Out in the open, the soldiers were sitting ducks for enemy fire.
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