be a cheapjack
用作贬义。
He is nothing but a cheapjack.
他不过是个兜售便宜货的小贩。
兜售劣质商品的小贩
cheapjacks — plural of cheapjack
小贩,流动叫卖者。;兜售便宜货的叫卖小贩
a peddler of inferior goods
小贩,流动叫卖者。
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
The cheapjack at the fair tried to sell me a radio that didn't even work.
集市上那个兜售劣质商品的小贩想卖给我一台根本不能用的收音机。
用法提示:cheapjack为单数名词作主语,指兜售劣质商品的小贩。
Tourists often buy souvenirs from cheapjacks without checking the quality first.
游客们常常不先检查质量就从兜售劣质商品的小贩那里买纪念品。
用法提示:cheapjacks为名词复数形式,作介词from的宾语,表示多个兜售劣质商品的小贩。
If you see a cheapjack with a cart of fake watches, just walk away.
如果你看见一个推着装满假手表小车的小贩,直接走开就好。
用法提示:cheapjack为名词单数,作动词see的宾语,指兜售劣质商品的小贩。
用作贬义。
He is nothing but a cheapjack.
他不过是个兜售便宜货的小贩。
He sells products like a cheapjack.
他像小贩一样兜售产品。
cheapjack 专指兜售廉价劣质商品的小贩,含贬义;peddler 是中性词,仅指沿街叫卖或流动售货的商贩。
cheapjack 侧重商品低劣,huckster 更强调推销手段欺骗性或大喊大叫,常含欺诈意味。
cheapjack 作形容词时与 shoddy 同义,但 cheapjack 更口语化且常作名词使用;shoddy 仅作形容词。
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