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pettifogger

US // (ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə) //

雾化器,雾状物,小猪佩奇,宠物狗

Related Words

hypocrite伪君子,伪善者,伪善的人,伪装者con artist骗子,骗徒,诈骗犯chiseler凿岩机,凿子手,凿子,凿岩者trickster骗子,捣蛋鬼,诡计多端,诡计多端的人mouthpiece口罩,喉舌,喉部,嘴炮cheater骗子,欺骗者,骗人,骗徒scammer诈骗者,诈骗犯,骗徒,骗子nitpicker吹毛求疵者,挑剔的人,吹毛求疵,挑剔者quibbler争论不休的人,争论者,争论不休,争辩者complainer抱怨者,投诉者,投诉人,申诉人niggler黑客,傻子,黑鬼,黑人carper珀尔,珀,珀斯,珀子whiner抱怨者,发牢骚的人,发牢骚者,呜呼哀哉caviller卡瓦列尔,卡维勒,卡夫勒,卡瓦列里faultfinder寻错人,寻错者,找茬者,找茬的人impersonator冒名顶替者,冒充者,冒名者,冒名顶替的人cheat诈骗,骗人,欺骗,骗人的faker伪造者,骗子,伪造人,伪造的sham虚伪,骗局,骗人的,虚假的sharper更加锐利,更加清晰,更清晰的,更清晰

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
    • : any person who quibbles or fusses over details

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inshyster
Synonyms
cheater骗子,欺骗者,骗人,骗徒chiseler凿岩机,凿子手,凿子,凿岩者mouthpiece口罩,喉舌,喉部,嘴炮scammer诈骗者,诈骗犯,骗徒,骗子trickster骗子,捣蛋鬼,诡计多端,诡计多端的人ambulance chaser救护车追逐者,救护车追赶者,救护车司机,救护人员crooked lawyer腐败的律师,骗子律师,歪果仁律师,腐败律师unethical lawyer不道德的律师,不道德的律師,不道德律师,不良律师
as inambulance chaser
Synonyms
attorney律师,受权人,受托人,受理人lawyer律师legal eagle法律之鹰,法鹰,法制之鹰,法鹰公司shyster骗子,骗徒,胆小鬼,骗人精unethical attorney不道德的律师,不道德的律師,不道德律师,不良律师
as incaviler
Synonyms
carper珀尔,珀,珀斯,珀子caviller卡瓦列尔,卡维勒,卡夫勒,卡瓦列里complainer抱怨者,投诉者,投诉人,申诉人faultfinder寻错人,寻错者,找茬者,找茬的人niggler黑客,傻子,黑鬼,黑人nitpicker吹毛求疵者,挑剔的人,吹毛求疵,挑剔者quibbler争论不休的人,争论者,争论不休,争辩者whiner抱怨者,发牢骚的人,发牢骚者,呜呼哀哉criticizer批评者,批评家,指责者,批判者
as inimpostor
Synonyms
carper珀尔,珀,珀斯,珀子caviller卡瓦列尔,卡维勒,卡夫勒,卡瓦列里complainer抱怨者,投诉者,投诉人,申诉人faultfinder寻错人,寻错者,找茬者,找茬的人niggler黑客,傻子,黑鬼,黑人nitpicker吹毛求疵者,挑剔的人,吹毛求疵,挑剔者quibbler争论不休的人,争论者,争论不休,争辩者whiner抱怨者,发牢骚的人,发牢骚者,呜呼哀哉criticizer批评者,批评家,指责者,批判者

Examples

  • Now, which was the best pedigree, that of the son of the pastry-cook, or that of the son of the pettifogger?

  • Thinking it well beneath me to measure words with this knavish pettifogger, I looked beyond him and spoke to his master.

  • A happy thought suggested itself—one worthy of the unscrupulous theological pettifogger that he is.

  • Pettifogger, pet′i-fog-ėr, n. a lawyer who practises only in paltry cases.

  • Anything can be proved by two false witnesses—thinks the pettifogger.

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