Word · Frequency #20406
quacks
庸医；冒充医生的人
quacks is the plural of quack.
an untrained person who pretends to be a doctor and gives medical advice
指冒充医生的人，非鸭叫声。
- 1.
The vocalisation made by a duck.
鸭子的叫声
- 2.
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
假装为医生并提供医疗建议的无执照人员
- 3.
the harsh sound of a duck
鸭子的刺耳叫声
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
In use
The patient soon realized the so-called doctor was a quack who only wanted her money.
Before taking any herbal cure, check that the practitioner is not a quack.
My uncle lost his savings to a quack who promised to cure his arthritis.
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。
The quack of ducks could be heard from the pond.
从池塘那边能听到鸭子的嘎嘎叫声。
quack + noun
quack 作形容词时只能作定语，常与 doctor、remedy、medicine 等搭配，表示‘冒牌的；骗人的’。
Connections
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
- 骗人的治疗
- The patient refused the quack treatment recommended by the charlatan.病人拒绝了那个骗子推荐的骗人治疗。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
鸭子叫“嘎嘎”(quack)，不懂医术还“嘎嘎”乱说的医生就是庸医。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.