| 单词 | quack |
| 释义 | quack (once / 1664 pages) 1nv 2nadjv There are good quacks and bad quacks. A good quack is the sound a duck makes. A bad quack is someone pretending to be a doctor. (You'd be better off visiting the duck with your ailment.) If you ever get a chance to interview a celebrity duck, prepare to write the word quack in your notebook many, many times, because that’s all that ducks can say. The way you spell animal sounds changes depending what language you speak. In English a duck quacks, but in Danish a duck "raps," while Indonesian ducks "wek," and Romanian ducks say "mac." And that "MD" who isn’t really a doctor, but is good at pretending to be one? He's a quack. If you ever meet a quack that "quacks," please run. WORD FAMILYquack: quacked, quacker, quackery, quacking, quacks+/quackery: quackeries USAGE EXAMPLESAs they say on Wall Street: When the ducks quack, feed them. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) She is now asking for financial help to send her to a “cancer clinic” known for being run by a quack doctor using pseudoscience. Slate(Nov 23, 2016) Since Brexit and especially after Donald Trump, the quack analysts have been out in force, holding aloft their quack explanations. The Guardian(Nov 15, 2016) 1 1n the harsh sound of a duck Hyper sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 2v utter quacking noises 2The ducks quacked Hyper emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 1n an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice Hyper Dr., MD, doc, doctor, medico, physician a licensed medical practitioner charlatan, mountebanka flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes 2adj medically unqualified a quack doctor Syn unqualified not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training 3v act as a medical quack or a charlatan Hyper act, behave, do behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
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