n. 小鸭,幼鸭( duckling的名词复数 );丑小鸭(初似平庸后来出众的人或事物)
网络 雏鸭; 小鸭们; 鸭子们
Ducklings are little ducks.
小鸭子是幼小的鸭子。
Are ducklings able to swim?
小鸭子会游泳吗?
Once, biologists thought that ducklings followed the mother duck because of instincts.
曾经,生物学家认为小鸭子跟随母鸭是出于本能。
Now we know that, shortly after they hatch, ducklings fix on any object about the size of a duck and will henceforth follow it.
现在我们知道,小鸭子孵化后不久,它们就会固定在如鸭子大小的任何物体上,并从此跟随它。
Ducklings may follow a basketball or a briefcase if these are substituted for the mother duck at the time when imprinting occurs.
如果一个篮球或公文包在印记发生的时候代替母鸭,小鸭子可能会跟随它们。