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

• Look, it was a prank call, okay?
  你看，那是个恶作剧好吗？
• Later on, we found out that it was one of our friends playing a prank on us.
  后来我们才发现原来那是我们同去的一个朋友在和我们开玩笑呢。
• It started out as a prank.
  开始只是个恶作剧。
• Come on, it was just a silly camp prank.
  拜托，那只是一个无聊的露营恶作剧。
• Up until this point, I had assumed it was some youths playing a prank with me.
  直到这之前，我一直以为是某些少年在跟我搞恶作剧。
• I was sure the receptionist must have made a mistake, or that it was a prank call.
  我断定，前台搞错了，要不就是个捣乱电话。
• Nobody likes you when you're23 and are still more amused by prank phone calls.
  没有人喜欢你当你23岁却还喜欢玩恶作剧的电话。
• You swore you'd never fall for another April Fool's Day prank.
  你发誓再也不能在愚人节这天被整了。
• Called a "Fool's Day joke" prank you will be forgiven.
  叫一声“愚人节玩笑”你的恶作剧就会被原谅。
• 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；