mountebank meaning in English
n.
走江湖(卖假药)的人;江湖医生;江湖骗子。
-ery 骗子行为;大话。
Examples
- Men who had lounged about all night in smock-frocks and leather leggings, came out in silken vests and hats and plumes, as jugglers or mountebanks .
夜晚穿着粗罩衫扎着皮裹腿到处游荡的男人,现在学着变戏法和江湖艺人的装束也挽上绸衣,戴上插有羽毛的帽子出来了。 - " i feared the woman had no better thought than to make a mountebank of her child !
“我本来担心这女人除去拿她的孩子装幌子再也没有更好的想法呢! ” - He was a wretched fellow , not exactly educated , not exactly ignorant , who had been a mountebank at fairs , and a writer for the public
那个不幸的人并不是什么读书人,但也不是完全无知无识的人,他曾在市集上卖技,也摆过书信摊。 - " no , for i am only embarked in certainties , " replied danglars , with the air of a mountebank sounding his own praises ; " to involve me , three governments must crumble to dust .
因为我只做十拿十稳的交易, ”腾格拉尔用江湖医生吹法螺的那种廉价的雄辩回答说。 “要弄倒我,必须有三个政府垮台才行。 ”