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

• A schoolboy joke, prank, etc.
  男生的玩笑、恶作剧等。
• Someone seems to have pulled a quite serious prank.
  好象有人开了个相当严肃的玩笑。
• The mail was a prank.
  这是一个恶作剧。
• 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；
• He knew it was a prank?
  他知道那是在恶作剧？
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a great prank to pull on a roommate!
  这是愚弄你室友的一个很好玩的恶作剧！
• Great! A prank call! That's it. We're going to stay in a hotel tonight.
  太好了！一通骚扰电话！够了。我们今晚去住酒店。
• Look, it was a prank call, okay?
  你看，那是个恶作剧好吗？