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单词 quack
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quack

Sounds like the quack has finally got through.This is precisely the sort of situation that old saying about things that look and quack like ducks was devised for.Dogs bark, ducks quack and banks moan about regulation.Does it quack like an Ed?We'd call it quack medicine.

Chinese translation of 'quack'

quack

(kwæk)

n (c)

  1. [of duck] 嘎嘎声(聲) (gāgāshēng)
  2. (inf, pej, = doctor) 庸医(醫) (yōngyī) (个(個), )

vi

  1. 嘎嘎叫 (gāgājiào)

adj

  1. (inf, pej) [remedy] 冒牌的 (màopái de)

Nearby words of
quack

  • Pyrenees
  • Q
  • QC
  • quack
  • quad
  • quadruple
  • quads
(noun) 
Definition
a doctor
I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks.
Synonyms
doctor
Do not stop the treatment without consulting your doctor.
GP
physician
the President's personal physician
medical practitioner
(noun) 
Definition
an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge
The man was a quack after all, just as Rosalinda had warned.
Synonyms
charlatan
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.
fraud (informal)
He believes many psychics are frauds.
fake
She denied claims that she is a fake.
pretender
humbug (old-fashioned)
What a revolting humbug the man was!
impostor
He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor.
mountebank
phoney or phony (informal)
quacksalver (archaic)
(modifier) 
Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?
Synonyms
fake
fraudulent
phoney or phony (informal)
pretended
sham
counterfeit

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fraud
Definition
a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
He believes many psychics are frauds.
Synonyms
impostor,
cheat,
fake,
bluffer,
sham,
hoax,
hoaxer,
forgery,
counterfeit,
pretender,
charlatan,
quack,
fraudster,
swindler,
mountebank,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
double-dealer,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of humbug
Definition
a dishonest person
What a revolting humbug the man was!
Synonyms
fraud (informal),
cheat,
faker,
charlatan,
quack,
trickster,
conman or woman (informal),
con artist (informal),
impostor,
fraudster,
swindler,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
phoney or phony (informal),
rorter (Australian, slang)
in the sense of impostor
Definition
a person who cheats or swindles by pretending to be someone else
He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor.
Synonyms
fraud (informal),
cheat,
fake,
impersonator,
rogue,
deceiver,
sham,
pretender,
hypocrite,
charlatan,
quack,
trickster,
knave (archaic),
phoney or phony (informal)

Nearby words of
quack

  • puzzling
  • pygmy
  • pyromaniac
  • quack
  • quadrangle
  • quaff
  • quaggy

Synonyms of 'quack'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of mountebank
Definition
a charlatan or fake
Synonyms
charlatan,
fraud (informal),
cheat,
fake,
rogue,
pretender,
hustler (US, informal),
quack,
conman or woman (informal),
con artist (informal),
impostor,
fraudster,
swindler,
confidence trickster,
grifter (slang, US, Canadian),
chiseller (informal),
phoney or phony (informal),
rorter (Australian, slang)
in the sense of physician
Definition
a medical doctor
the President's personal physician
Synonyms
doctor,
specialist,
doc (informal),
healer,
medic (informal),
general practitioner,
medical practitioner,
medico (informal),
doctor of medicine,
sawbones (slang),
G.P.,
M.D.
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