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quack

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词源

源自拟声词,模仿鸭子的叫声。作“江湖骗子”义时,可能源于荷兰语 'quacksalver',意为“吹嘘卖药的人”。

noun

❶ 鸭子发出的嘎嘎叫声,通常用来描述鸭子的声音或模仿这种声音。

“The duck gave a loud quack when it saw the bread.”

(鸭子看到面包时发出了一声响亮的嘎嘎叫。)

“She imitated the quack of a duck to make the children laugh.”

(她模仿鸭子的嘎嘎叫声逗孩子们笑。)

同义词:duck sound, squawk

verb

❶ 鸭子发出嘎嘎的叫声,或指人模仿这种声音。

“The ducks quacked loudly as they swam in the pond.”

(鸭子在池塘里游泳时大声嘎嘎叫。)

“The baby quacked like a duck when playing with his toy.”

(宝宝玩玩具时像鸭子一样嘎嘎叫。)

同义词:squawk, cackle

noun

❶ 指冒充专业知识的江湖骗子,尤其是自称医生但无真才实学的人。

“The so-called doctor turned out to be a quack selling fake medicine.”

(那个所谓的医生原来是个卖假药的江湖骗子。)

“Don't trust that quack; he has no medical license.”

(别相信那个骗子,他根本没有行医执照。)

同义词:fraud, imposter, charlatan

常见短语

quack doctor — 指没有正规资质却冒充医生行骗的人,常用于贬义。

“The villagers realized the quack doctor was selling useless potions.”

(村民们发现那个江湖郎中卖的是毫无用处的药水。)