prank
英 [pr??k]
美[pr??k]
- n. 惡作劇，開玩笑；戲謔
- vt. 裝飾；打扮
- vi. 炫耀自己；胡鬧
低頻詞GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?pranks;
中文詞源
prank 裝飾，打扮，炫耀，惡作劇
來自中古英語pranken,裝飾，炫耀，來自Proto-Germanic*prag,擠，壓，收腹，穿衣打扮，來自PIE*brangh,擠，壓，詞源同prance.
英文詞源
- prank (n.)
- "a ludicrous trick" [Johnson], 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to obsolete verb prank "decorate, dress up" (mid-15c.), related to Middle Low German prank "display" (compare also Dutch pronken, German prunken "to make a show, to strut"). The verb in the modern sense also is from 1520s. Related: Pranked; pranking.
雙語例句
- 1. It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.
- 人們認(rèn)為火警報(bào)警器響是個(gè)惡作劇.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. One of these skits, " The King of Beasts " resembles a traditional frontier prank.
- 一出滑稽短劇《獸王 》 酷似傳統(tǒng)的邊疆鬧劇.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 民俗
- 3. Some people said this was Kao's prank - a deliberate attempt to break them apart.
- 有人說這是高松年開的玩笑,存心拆開他們倆.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 圍城
- 4. The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.
- 系主任正在懲罰那些惡作劇的男學(xué)生.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Ms. Luo said she had received prank calls and plenty of criticism.
- 羅蘭說她收到了很多惡作劇電話和指責(zé).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)