Word · Frequency #20406
quack
庸医;冒充医生的人
核心释义
指冒充医生的人,非鸭叫声。
an untrained person who pretends to be a doctor and gives medical advice
- 1.
鸭子的叫声
The vocalisation made by a duck.
- 2.
假装为医生并提供医疗建议的无执照人员
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- 3.
鸭子的刺耳叫声
the harsh sound of a duck
鸭子的叫声;假装为医生并提供医疗建议的无执照人员;鸭子的刺耳叫声;鸭叫声;冒牌医生
用法In use
The patient soon realized the so-called doctor was a quack who only wanted her money.
用法提示:这里 quack 作名词,指冒充医生的骗子。
Before taking any herbal cure, check that the practitioner is not a quack.
用法提示:quack 作名词,意为“冒牌医生”。
My uncle lost his savings to a quack who promised to cure his arthritis.
用法提示:quack 作名词,指没有真才实学的冒牌行医者。
be a quack
quack 作名词指‘庸医;冒充内行的人’,为可数名词,常用在 be 动词后作表语。
Don't trust that doctor—he's a quack.
别相信那个医生——他是个庸医。
the quack of + animal
quack 也可作名词表示鸭子的‘嘎嘎叫声’,常用 the quack of + 动物 的结构表示声音来源。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quack doctor
- 庸医;冒牌医生
- She went to a quack doctor and ended up worse.她去找了一个庸医,结果病情更糟了。
- quack remedy
- 骗人的疗法;江湖偏方
- He spent a fortune on quack remedies that did nothing.他花了很多钱买那些毫无用处的江湖偏方。
- quack medicine
- 假药;冒牌药品
- The market was full of quack medicine sold by street vendors.市场上到处是小贩出售的假药。
- quack cure
- 骗人的疗法
- They claimed their quack cure could heal any disease.他们声称他们的骗人疗法能治愈任何疾病。
- quack treatment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
鸭子叫“嘎嘎”(quack),不懂医术还“嘎嘎”乱说的医生就是庸医。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、医疗话题讨论 “quack”指“庸医/冒牌医生”,是较口语化的贬称,多用于日常对话或非正式评论;在正式或专业语境中,更常用“charlatan”等词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 quack 押韵,都包含 /æk/ 音:back, lack, pack, black, crack, track。注意:拼写以 qua- 开头的词如 quake /kweɪk/、quality /ˈkwɒləti/ 并不押韵,quay /kiː/ 的发音也很不同。
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