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单词 duckling
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duckling

(dʌklɪŋ)
Word forms: plural ducklings
1. countable noun
A duckling is a young duck.
2.  See also ugly duckling

duckling in British English

(ˈdʌklɪŋ)
noun
a young duck

duckling in American English

(ˈdʌklɪŋ)
noun
a young duck
Word origin
duck2 + -ling1

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Examples of 'duckling' in a sentence
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She is here for the magic of seeing an ugly duckling turn into a swan.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Talk about transforming from an ugly duckling into a glorious swan.
The Sun (2015)
But this ugly duckling is worth plumping for.
The Sun (2015)
Tonight's offerings include roast duckling with cherries.
The Sun (2010)
They are having Russian caviar and roast duckling.
Len Deighton Bomber
Whether they resist the temptation to turn their ugly duckling into a swan and woo her reformed editor prince remains to be seen.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ugly duckling turned out a swan, you know.
Louisa May Alcott Little Women (1869)
You've said previously that you felt like an ugly duckling when you were growing up.
The Sun (2012)
Where once it was an ugly duckling, it is now an elegant swan.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Normandy's ugly duckling has come of age.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I feel like the ugly duckling nobody wants.
The Sun (2006)
But when she turns from an ugly duckling into a swan, she suddenly has a host of admirers.
The Sun (2008)
I played the ugly duckling that didn't fit in.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I turned into an ugly duckling in my teenage years - vanity became a search for that beauty.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Fellow pupils called him 'ugly duckling' because he was short and fat.
The Sun (2006)
He said: 'It can turn an ugly duckling into a swan.
The Sun (2006)
The trainee teacher said: 'I was an ugly duckling.
The Sun (2011)
Is there any way I can get out of this situation without anyone discovering that the love of my life is the original ugly duckling?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She claims in the book that taunts of 'ugly duckling' during her childhood caused her to spend thousands of pounds on cosmetic surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
An ugly duckling can be made into a swan and, if the location is right, you should recoup your investment and more.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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