单词
prank
英 [pr??k]
美[pr??k]
基本信息
- n. 恶作剧，开玩笑；戏谑
- vt. 装饰；打扮
- vi. 炫耀自己；胡闹
低频词GRE扩展词汇
词态变化
复数:?pranks;
中文词源
prank 装饰，打扮，炫耀，恶作剧
来自中古英语pranken,装饰，炫耀，来自Proto-Germanic*prag,挤，压，收腹，穿衣打扮，来自PIE*brangh,挤，压，词源同prance.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.
- 人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. One of these skits, " The King of Beasts " resembles a traditional frontier prank.
- 一出滑稽短剧《兽王 》 酷似传统的边疆闹剧.
来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
- 3. Some people said this was Kao's prank - a deliberate attempt to break them apart.
- 有人说这是高松年开的玩笑,存心拆开他们俩.
来自汉英文学 - 围城
- 4. The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.
- 系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生.
来自互联网
- 5. Ms. Luo said she had received prank calls and plenty of criticism.
- 罗兰说她收到了很多恶作剧电话和指责.
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