| 词组 | quack |
| 释义 | quack Theme: DOCTOR n. a fraudulent physician; a derogatory term for a physician.I won't go back to that quack ever again!Tell that quack to heal himself! quack noun 1 a doctor of medicine. Following an earlier (mid-C17) sense as 'a pretended doctor', abbreviated from 'quacksalver' (one who sells his salves by noisy patter or 'quacking'). The current sense, spread through military use, does not imply any lack of qualification or a degree of salesmanship AUSTRALIA, 1919. 2 a hospital patient who feigns symptoms in order to receive attention, prescription medication or both US, 1978. 3 in poker, a player who complains loudly when losing US, 1979. 4 the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ US, 1985. 5 a firefighter. New York police slang US, 1997. 6 a novice surfer US, 1977 if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duckIf something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as. There are many variations of the expression, and it is often shortened to the first part of the phrase. They say it's not a tax, but if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck. quack n. a fraudulent physician; a derogatory term for a physician. I won’t go back to that quack ever again! |
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