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单词 quack
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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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