| 单词 | quack |
| 释义 | quack quack1 /kwak/, n. 1. the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound. v.i. 2. to utter the cry of a duck or a sound resembling it. [1610-20; imit.; cf. D kwakken, G quacken] quack2 —quackish, adj. —quackishly, adv. —quackishness, n. /kwak/, n. 1. a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill. 2. a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan. adj. 3. being a quack: a quack psychologist who complicates everyone's problems. 4. presented falsely as having curative powers: quack medicine. 5. of, pertaining to, or befitting a quack or quackery: quack methods. v.t. 6. to treat in the manner of a quack. 7. to advertise or sell with fraudulent claims. [1620-30; short for QUACKSALVER] Syn. 2. mountebank, phony. |
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