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rent-a-
prefix
UKdisapprovinguk /ren.tə-/ us /ren.t̬ə-/
used when a person, thing, or group of people seems to have been rented for a particular purpose and is not sincere: 雇用的;动机不纯的;雇来装样子蒙混的
Most of the people on the protest seemed to be rent-a-mob, not real supporters.大多数抗议者好像是花钱雇来的乌合之众，并不是真正支持抗议活动的。
humorousOld rent-a-quote is always turning up on TV to give his opinions.那个拾人牙慧的老家伙总是上电视发表他的观点。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Affected & insincere
affectation
affected
affectedly
archly
artificial
feyness
forced
forcedly
fustian
glib
phony-baloney
piously
ponce
ponce about/around
posey
sugary
super-smooth
superslick
talk the talk ... walk the walkidiom
theatricality
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