Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 22, 2004 09:24
20 yrs ago
English term
Duck Walk
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
In extremely severe conditions it may be necessary to “Duck Walk” the hauler.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +2 | 以鸭步方式爬行 |
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| 4 | explanation provided below |
Roddy Stegemann
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以鸭步方式爬行
此处 "duck walk" 是带引号的，就说明用的是比喻的方式。
以下web上的例子说明了"duck walk"的意思。
“The steering system also allows the operator to "duck walk" the ADT out of deep mud.”
ADT - articulated dump truck
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Note added at 2004-02-22 10:14:25 (GMT)
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Another example at http://www.safetyboss.net/wildlandfirefighting.html
\"An articulating joint at the vehicle\'s center, with yaw and roll capability, enables the truck to maintain full traction in rough, uneven conditions and to duck-walk out of situations where most similar vehicles would be stuck in their own ruts. \"
以下web上的例子说明了"duck walk"的意思。
“The steering system also allows the operator to "duck walk" the ADT out of deep mud.”
ADT - articulated dump truck
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Note added at 2004-02-22 10:14:25 (GMT)
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Another example at http://www.safetyboss.net/wildlandfirefighting.html
\"An articulating joint at the vehicle\'s center, with yaw and roll capability, enables the truck to maintain full traction in rough, uneven conditions and to duck-walk out of situations where most similar vehicles would be stuck in their own ruts. \"
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explanation provided below
Moving forward in alternating left and right directions.
For example, a tank walks like a duck when its treads are run alternately left and right. When the left tread is running the right side lags behind. When the right tread is running the left side lags behind. This causes the direction of forward movement to shift back and forth from right to left. In effect, the tank behaves like a walking, rather than a swimming duck.
While in the water the direction of duck movement is straight forward. Unlike humans that are primarily land animals with water and machine-aided air mobility, ducks are air and water animals with limited mobility on the land. Unless of course the duck is domesticated, and it air mobility is impaired. Both domestic and wild ducks retain their ability to dunk.
Hopefully this will help others to come up with an appropriate answer.
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Note added at 53 mins (2004-02-22 10:18:40 GMT)
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The phrase \"and it air mobility\" should have read \"and its air mobility\".
For example, a tank walks like a duck when its treads are run alternately left and right. When the left tread is running the right side lags behind. When the right tread is running the left side lags behind. This causes the direction of forward movement to shift back and forth from right to left. In effect, the tank behaves like a walking, rather than a swimming duck.
While in the water the direction of duck movement is straight forward. Unlike humans that are primarily land animals with water and machine-aided air mobility, ducks are air and water animals with limited mobility on the land. Unless of course the duck is domesticated, and it air mobility is impaired. Both domestic and wild ducks retain their ability to dunk.
Hopefully this will help others to come up with an appropriate answer.
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Note added at 53 mins (2004-02-22 10:18:40 GMT)
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The phrase \"and it air mobility\" should have read \"and its air mobility\".
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