单词 | quack |
释义 | quack (kwæk ) Word forms: quacks , quacking , quacked 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] If you call someone a quack or a quack doctor, you mean that they claim to be skilled in medicine but are not. [disapproval] I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks. Synonyms: doctor, GP, physician, medical practitioner 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Quack remedies or quack cures are medical treatments that you think are unlikely to work because they are not scientific. [disapproval] Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing? 3. verb B2 When a duck quacks, it makes the noise that ducks typically make. There were ducks quacking on the lawn. [VERB] Quack is also a noun. Suddenly he heard a quack. |
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