| 单词 | charlatan |
| 释义 | charlatan noun[C] disapprovinguk/ˈʃɑː.lə.tən/us/ˈʃɑːr.lə.t̬ən/apersonwhopretendsto haveskillsorknowledgethat they do not have,especiallyinmedicine 冒充内行的人；骗子；（尤指）江湖医生Faking & pretending
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charlatan| American Dictionarycharlatan noun[C] us/ˈʃɑr·lə·tən,-tən/apersonwhopretendsto haveskillsorknowledgethat thepersondoes notactuallyhave Examplesofcharlatancharlatan In either case, the postponement of human ageing is no longer a prospect confined to mystics and charlatans. From theCambridge English Corpus Itinerant quacks or charlatans abounded - and these were far from being automatically mere ignorant hucksters or snake-charming tricksters. From theCambridge English Corpus Patients should not be discouraged from trying to help themselves, as long as they are not being financially and emotionally led astray by acharlatan. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally, the man was revealed as a scoundrel and acharlatan. From theCambridge English Corpus Is it possible for a conductor who is spiritually acharlatanto be a success? From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout many of his works, he exhibits a profound, consistent indignation towards charlatans in the field of scholarship. From theCambridge English Corpus Both were also ridiculed and condemned for attracting charlatans and causing riots and disturbances. From theCambridge English Corpus The cosmetic charlatans can readily be excluded from mainstream science as ' quacks', but less easily excluded are those who draw on science to develop or supply cosmetics, particularly cosmetic surgeons. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, he had become the 'most specious of modern political charlatans'. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, if all exhibit such solidarity, loyalty, patriotism, and so on, then they are not entirely the shower of fools, knaves, and charlatans that they seem. From theCambridge English Corpus It will help to prevent charlatans and unqualified people from gulling consumers and small businesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The title was protected in the early 1930s in order to protect the public from charlatans —now called cowboys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sharks and charlatans have made a great deal of money out of people's suffering by the sale of phoney devices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If he does, he is acharlatanor a fool, and the odds are that he is both. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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