名詞 duke:

1. a British peer of the highest rank
2. a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

1. When the duke dies, his eldest son will succeed to the title.
   公爵去世之后，他的長子將繼承他的爵位。
2. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester live in their own dukedom.
   格洛思特公爵及公爵夫人住在他們自己的公國里。
3. French royal family descended from Louis I, Duke of Bourbon(1270?-1342), whose members have ruled in France(1589-1793 and1814-1830), Spain(1700-1868,1874-1931, and since1975), and Naples and Sicily(1734-1860).
   波旁，查爾斯·德1490－1527神圣羅馬帝國查理五世時(shí)的法國將軍，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)過一次侵略法蘭西遭致失敗(1524年), 在一次領(lǐng)導(dǎo)襲擊羅馬城的日耳曼－西班牙戰(zhàn)爭中陣亡
4. The duke wrote a letter with a quill pen.
   公爵用一根羽毛筆寫信。
5. The duke ordered the servant to send a letter to the king.
   公爵命令仆人把一封信送給國王。

duke

n.Abbr. D.,Du.（名詞）縮寫 D.,Du.
A nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain.
公爵：具有最高世襲身份的貴族，尤指英國具有最高等級貴族身份的人
A sovereign prince who rules an independent duchy in some European countries.
公，君主：某些歐洲國家統(tǒng)治獨(dú)立公國的國君
Used as the title for such a nobleman.
用作這類貴族的頭銜
Often dukes Slang A fist:
常作 dukes 【俚語】 拳頭：
例句：
Put up your dukes!
舉起你們的拳頭

Botany A type of cherry intermediate between a sweet and a sour cherry.
【植物學(xué)】 公爵櫻桃：介于甜與酸櫻桃之間的一種櫻桃
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
duked,duk.ing,dukes
To fight, especially with fists:
戰(zhàn)斗，尤指用拳頭爭斗：
例句：
duking it out.
用拳頭打個(gè)輸贏

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French duc
源自 古法語 duc
from Latin dux duc- [leader]
源自 拉丁語 dux duc- [領(lǐng)袖]
from dôcere [to lead] * see deuk-
源自 dôcere [領(lǐng)導(dǎo)] *參見 deuk-
N., sense 4, short for Duke of Yorks
名詞釋義4， Duke of Yorks的簡寫
rhyming slang for forks [fingers]
forks的押韻俚語 [手指]