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

• This most naughty prank of mine convinced my parents that I must be taught as soon as possible.
  这类令人头疼的恶作剧使我的父母意识到，我必须尽快接受教育。
• 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 didn't feel scared cause Li appeared too quickly, thus made me see through their prank.
  我才不怕呢，再说李又这么早的露馅了，让我识破了他们的恶作剧。
• Somebody's playing a prank on me.
  一定是有人在作弄我。
• If it's a prank, it should be animal blood.
  如果这是恶作剧，那就是动物的血。
• Perhaps tickled by the prank he was about to play, Marcel Duchamp purchased a Bedfordshire urinal.
  马塞尔•杜尚（MarcelDuchamp）也许正为他要玩的恶作剧开心不已：他买了一个贝德福德郡小便池。
• 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。
• What kind of sick prank are you trying to play?
  你要玩什么恶心的恶作剧啊？
• 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。