quack

英 [kwæk] 美 [kwæk]

• n. (鸭子)嘎嘎叫声；庸医；冒充内行的人
• v. 嘎嘎地叫；大声闲谈；冒充内行
• adj. 骗人的

英英释义

Noun:

1. an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

2. the harsh sound of a duck

Adjective:

1. medically unqualified;

   "a quack doctor"
   

Verb:

1. utter quacking noises;

   "The ducks quacked"
   

2. act as a medical quack or a charlatan

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows the reason.
   鸭子呱呱叫是不会产生回音的
2. She discovered that the man was a quack.
   她发现那人是个庸医。
3. The quack was stormed with questions.
   江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He landed among the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack merrily.
   他落在了家鸭群中,开始四处踱来踱去,欢叫个不停,还吃起了地上的谷物。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He was told that it's a quack medicine.
   他被告知这是假药。

经典引文

• Hatred of quacks may lead us to despise the true healers.

  出自： K. Tynan

词汇搭配

• quack effect 电离层回波效应,反射...
• quack grass 偃麦草
• quack doctor 蒙古大夫
• quack-quack 嘎嘎

近反义词

【近义词】

• charlatan 冒充内行者
• fake 假的
• pretender 冒充者
• fraud 欺骗
• con artist 骗子; 能说会道的人...
• sham 假
• imposter 冒名顶替者
• mountebank 江湖郎中
• impostor 冒充者