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

• 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。
• Look, I don't mind a harmless prank.
  听着，我并不在意一个恶作剧。
• 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。
• What kind of sick prank are you trying to play?
  你要玩什么恶心的恶作剧啊？
• 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's all just a prank.
  只不过是恶作剧而已。
• It started out as a prank.
  开始只是个恶作剧。
• I've been getting really weird prank phone calls all night.
  我今晚一直接到古怪的恶作剧电话。
• Some friends playeda prank on him.
  朋友对他搞恶作剧。
• Someone seems to have pulled a quite serious prank.
  好象有人开了个相当严肃的玩笑。