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duckling
duck·ling D0413100 (dŭk′lĭng)n. A young duck.duckling (ˈdʌklɪŋ) n (Zoology) a young duckduck•ling (ˈdʌk lɪŋ)
n. a young duck. [1400–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  duckling - flesh of a young domestic duck duck - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) | | 2. | duckling - young duckduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
Translationsduck2 (dak) – plurals ducks ~duck – noun1. a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak. 鴨 鸭2. a female duck. See also drake. 母鴨 母鸭3. in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman. He was out for a duck. (板球)得零分的擊球手 （板球）得零分的击球手 ˈduckling (-liŋ) noun a baby duck. 雛鴨 雏鸭duckling
ugly ducklingA person or thing once considered unattractive or unlikely to succeed that becomes beautiful or successful in time. The phrase refers to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of an ugly duckling that grows up to be a beautiful swan. The phrase can apply to physical appearance or to the level of success of something. I thought that fledgling company would dissolve in months. No one foresaw that it was just an ugly duckling and would have great success. Mary went unnoticed in high school but she's gorgeous now—a real ugly duckling!See also: duckling, uglyugly ducklingA homely or unpromising individual who grows into an attractive or talented person, as in She was the family ugly duckling but blossomed in her twenties. This term alludes to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about a cygnet hatched with ducklings that is despised for its clumsiness until it grows up into a beautiful swan. The tale was first translated into English in 1846, and the term was used figuratively by 1871. See also: duckling, uglyan ugly duckling a young person who turns out to be beautiful or talented against all expectations. The Ugly Duckling is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen in which the ‘ugly duckling’, mocked and jeered at by his peers, eventually develops into a beautiful swan.See also: duckling, uglyan ˌugly ˈduckling (informal) a person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes successful or much admired: He’s got the looks of a film star now, but he was a real ugly duckling as a child.This comes from a children’s story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a young swan is raised with ducklings. They have to stop teasing him about his ugliness when he grows into a beautiful swan.See also: duckling, uglyugly ducklingAn unattractive or unpromising child who turns into a beautiful or much admired adult. The term comes from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale in which a baby cygnet, hatched with a brood of ducklings, is despised by both mother and siblings for its clumsiness until it grows up and becomes a beautifully graceful swan. See also: duckling, uglyduckling
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