Word · Frequency #46393
hucksters
强卖者；（花言巧语的）兜售者
hucksters is the plural of huckster.
a person who sells things in an aggressive or showy way
- 1.
A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
挨家挨户、摆摊或沿街出售小商品的小贩。
- 2.
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
以咄咄逼人或炫耀方式出售东西的人。
- 3.
One who deceptively sells fraudulent products; snake oil salesman.
欺骗性出售假冒产品的人；卖假药的。
- 4.
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
为广播或电视撰写广告的人。
小贩；沿街叫卖者；骗子；兜售假货的人；广告撰稿人；挨家挨户、摆摊或沿街出售小商品的小贩。；以咄咄逼人或炫耀方式出售东西的人。
In use
The street huckster tried to sell me a fake watch.
As a huckster for a marketing firm, he writes catchy commercials.
Hucksters at the fair were shouting about their discounted goods.
a huckster of [goods]
常用于贬义，指叫卖劣质商品的小贩。
He was just a huckster of cheap watches.
他只不过是个卖廉价手表的小贩。
a huckster who [does sth]
指撰写广告的人，略带贬义。
She works as a huckster who creates radio commercials.
她是一名创作广播广告的广告人。
Common mistakes
He hucksters old books on the street.
Connections
Confusing words
- hawker
- 沿街叫卖的小贩 · hawker强调沿街叫卖的行为，而huckster侧重贩卖劣质商品或广告撰写的贬义色彩。
- peddler
- 流动小贩 · peddler指走街串巷的小贩，通常无固定摊位；huckster则隐含欺骗或宣传的负面含义。
- advertiser
- 广告商 · advertiser是中性词，指从事广告的专业人士；huckster在广告语境中含贬义，指只顾赚钱的广告撰写人。
Word family
- hucksters
- plural, third person singular
- huckstered
- past, past participle
- huckstering
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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