单词 | snake oil |
释义 | snake oilˈsnake oil noun [uncountableU] especially American EnglishAmE informal 1. something that is claimed to be a solution to a problem, but is not effective 狗皮膏药〔声称能解决某问题但实际无效的东西〕 2. snake oil salesman/peddler informal someone who deceives people by persuading them to accept false information, solutions that are not effective etc 招摇撞骗者,江湖骗子 Examples from the Corpus snake oil salesman/peddler• For all his odd and scary views, Buchanan has played the fear card like a snake oil salesman hawking eternal life.• Perhaps, when the shouting from snake oil salesmen subsides, our leaders will find a way to forge a bipartisan solution. Examples from the Corpus snake oil• For all his odd and scary views, Buchanan has played the fear card like a snake oil salesman hawking eternal life.• Perhaps, when the shouting from snake oil salesmen subsides, our leaders will find a way to forge a bipartisan solution. |
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