quack
UK/kwæk/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The sound a duck makes; a person who falsely claims medical knowledge or skill
鸭叫声；冒牌医生，江湖郎中
v.
To make the sound of a duck
嘎嘎叫
adj.
Falsely claimed to have medicinal or healing powers
冒牌的，江湖骗子的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishquackother
=quack
Common Collocations
- 1.quack doctor江湖郎中
- 2.quack remedy假药偏方
- 3.quack medicine骗人的药
- 4.[quack cure]虚假疗法
Example Sentences
- 1.
The children laughed as the duck let out a loud quack by the pond.
- 2.
He turned out to be a quack who sold fake remedies to desperate patients.
- 3.
Don't trust that quack — he has no medical license whatsoever.