quack /ˈkwæk/
鴨叫聲,庸醫,冒充內行之人(a.)庸醫的(vt.)(vi.)嘎嘎叫,當庸醫,誇大廣告
quack /ˈkwæk/ 名詞
江湖醫
Quack v. i. [imp. & p. p. Qvacked p. pr. & vb. n. Quacking.]
1. To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
2. To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. “ To quack of universal cures.”
3. To act the part of a quack, or pretender.
Quack, n.
1. The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.
2. A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
3. Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.
Quacks political; quacks scientific, academical. --Carlyle.
Quack, a. Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor.
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quack
adj : medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" [syn: quack(a)]
n 1: an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who
dispenses medical advice
2: the harsh sound of a duck
v 1: utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"
2: act as a medical quack or a charlatan