| 词汇 | quack |
| 释义 | quack verb[ I ] uk /kwæk/ us /kwæk/ to make the usual sound of a duck: （鸭子）呱呱叫，嘎嘎叫 The ducks started quacking loudly when we threw them some bread.我们向那些鸭子扔面包时，它们呱呱地大叫起来。 Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cheep cockcrow coo honk miaow moo peep purr squeak trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny quack noun[ C ] uk /kwæk/ us /kwæk/ quacknoun[C] (PERSON)disapproving a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills or knowledge冒牌医生，江湖医生，庸医 UKinformal often disapproving a doctor: 医生 Have you seen a quack about that cough?你去医生那儿看咳嗽了吗？ Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify out-bluff pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act professed purport quackery You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally quacknoun[C] (SOUND)[ C ] the sound that a duck makes（鸭子）呱呱叫，嘎嘎叫 Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cheep cockcrow coo honk miaow moo peep purr squeak trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny quack | American Dictionaryquack verb[ I ] us/kwæk/ quackverb[I] (SOUND)to make the sound ducks make: The ducks started quacking. quack noun[ C ] us/kwæk/ quacknoun[C] (FALSE DOCTOR)a person who falsely pretends to have medical skills or knowledge Examples of quackquack Consequently, the idea of distinguishing between legitimate and quack practitioners, although still germane, is not likely to gather much force. Itinerant quacks or charlatans abounded - and these were far from being automatically mere ignorant hucksters or snake-charming tricksters. How is their care integrated with care by others (quacks, traditional healers, sub-specialists)? If it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, and smells like a duck, well, you know. Physicians should let their patients know when they think that a web page is providing misinformation or quack advice. By emphasising the goal of a longer ' health span', mainstream scientists seek to distance themselves from ' quacks and loonies'. The cosmetic charlatans can readily be excluded from mainstream science as ' quacks', but less easily excluded are those who draw on science to develop or supply cosmetics, particularly cosmetic surgeons. Many of the ancient quack remedies were stuffed with lead components that had a disastrous corrosive effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tax may be a good or bad one, but all proprietary medicines are not necessarily quack medicines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fraudulent quack can probably be dealt with now under the criminal law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are among the almost 30,000 quacks and bogus therapists offering their services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the more pity that he has decided to turn himself into a third rate political charlatan peddling his quack remedies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The year 1985 was about tranquillisers, and about remedies—frequently quack remedies—for minor ailments with self-limiting symptoms: coughs and colds, and mild and moderate pain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was to the profit of the quack the longer he kept a man diseased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, the chances are that it is probably a duck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of quack These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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