Ambulance chaser Meaning in English
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释义
A derogatory term for a lawyer who looks for accident victims in order to offer legal services, often seen as acting unethically to make money.
用法与细微差别
Always informal and negative; implies unethical or greedy behavior. Used mainly to criticize certain lawyers or legal practices; rare outside the US/UK context. Not for literal chasing of ambulances.
例句
The lawyer was called an ambulance chaser by the local newspaper.
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No one likes to be represented by an ambulance chaser.
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People often think personal injury lawyers are ambulance chasers.
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He's not just any lawyer—he has a reputation for being an ambulance chaser.
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After every car crash, the ambulance chasers show up offering their business cards.
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Calling someone an ambulance chaser is quite an insult in the legal world.
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