a goldbrick
可数名词，单数形式前通常加冠词 a/an；多指看似有价值、实为虚假的东西。
The offer sounded attractive, but it was just a goldbrick.
这个报价听起来很诱人，但其实只是个骗局。
骗局；虚假商品；假金砖；赝品；懒汉
骗局；虚假商品
Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
John is a goldbrick; he always finds excuses to avoid work.
约翰是个懒汉，他总是找借口逃避工作。
用法提示：goldbrick 作为名词，意为懒汉，用作表语。
The supervisor complains about the goldbricks in the factory who slack off whenever possible.
主管抱怨工厂里的那些懒汉，他们一有机会就偷懒。
用法提示：goldbricks 是复数形式，指多个懒汉，作介词宾语。
If you keep acting like a goldbrick, you'll soon be fired.
如果你继续像个懒汉一样，你很快就会被解雇。
用法提示：goldbrick 作为名词，与不定冠词连用，指一个懒汉。
可数名词，单数形式前通常加冠词 a/an；多指看似有价值、实为虚假的东西。
The offer sounded attractive, but it was just a goldbrick.
这个报价听起来很诱人，但其实只是个骗局。
复数形式为 goldbricks，用来指多个骗局或假货。
Police warned that such goldbricks are common on auction sites.
警方提醒说，这类骗局在拍卖网站上很常见。
表示“向某人兜售假货或骗局”，间接宾语放在 a goldbrick 之前。
The dealer sold her a goldbrick disguised as an antique.
那个商人把一件假货冒充古董卖给了她。
grammar · medium
易错句子The used car he sold me was goldbrick.
正确表达The used car he sold me was a goldbrick.
英语可数名词单数作表语时前面必须有冠词 a/an；汉语名词没有冠词系统，学习者常直接省略。goldbrick 表示“骗局、假货”时是可数名词，此处指一辆车是假货，须说 a goldbrick。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sold me some goldbrick and disappeared.
正确表达He sold me some goldbricks and disappeared.
goldbrick 是可数名词，复数形式为 goldbricks；受 gold（金子）不可数用法的影响，学习者容易把 goldbrick 也当成不可数名词，用 some goldbrick 表示“若干假货”。表示不止一件时应说 some goldbricks。
词形接近但指人：goldbrick 指骗局或假货，是事物；goldbricker 只指装病偷懒、逃避工作的人。要指人就只能用后者。
意义重叠但语域不同：swindle 是通用词，可指任何骗取钱财的行为或事件，正式或中性场合都能用；goldbrick 是美式旧式俚语，多指把毫无价值的东西当宝贝兜售的骗局或假货，现代英语中已少见。
都含“假”的意思，但侧重点不同：counterfeit 指仿造真品来冒充的赝品（假币、假名牌等），强调“仿制”；goldbrick 强调把毫无价值或根本不存在的东西当成值钱货出售，不一定是仿制品。
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