prank

英 [præŋk]

美 [præŋk]

n.  玩笑; 恶作剧

复数：pranks　现在分词：pranking　过去式：pranked　第三人称单数：pranks　过去分词：pranked　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.20340 / COCA.14176

牛津词典

noun

• 玩笑；恶作剧
  a trick that is played on sb as a joke
  1. a childish prank
     幼稚的恶作剧

柯林斯词典

• 恶作剧；玩笑
  Aprankis a childish trick.

英英释义

noun

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  Synonym:anticjoketrickcaperput-on
• acting like a clown or buffoon
  Synonym:buffooneryclowningjaperyfrivolityharlequinade

verb

• dress up showily
  1. He pranked himself out in his best clothes
• dress or decorate showily or gaudily
  1. Roses were pranking the lawn

双语例句

• Some friends playeda prank on him.
  朋友对他搞恶作剧。
• Come on, it was just a silly camp prank.
  拜托，那只是一个无聊的露营恶作剧。
• It started out as a prank.
  开始只是个恶作剧。
• I would tell myself that was amends enough for a harmless prank.
  我会告诉自己，对于一个无关紧要的玩笑来说，这样的补偿就足够了。
• I thought the prank was pretty funny, and I mentioned it to my father.
  我觉得这恶作剧极好玩，就跟父亲提了此事。
• Look, it was a prank call, okay?
  你看，那是个恶作剧好吗？
• It's all just a prank.
  只不过是恶作剧而已。
• A schoolboy joke, prank, etc.
  男生的玩笑、恶作剧等。
• It's ended up in a senior prank more than once.
  毕业班用它搞恶作剧不止一次了。
• When I asked him to stop this prank, he was still a mouthful;
  当我请他停止这种恶作剧时，他还趾高气扬地反咬我一口；