like a duck to water:如鸭下水、得心应手

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like a duck to water的字面义是“像鸭子下水”,用来比喻“有天生能力做某事,即便第一次就做得很好,或者几乎不用怎么学习就会”。

品读例句,

【例句1】He took to fatherhood like a duck to water. (他当起父亲来驾轻就熟。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句2】She took to mothering like a duck to water. (她当起妈妈来驾轻就熟。)柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句3】She took to dancing like a duck to water. (她学跳舞得心应手。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句4】She has taken to teaching like a duck to water. (她教起书来收放自如。)[牛津高级学者辞典]