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

• The mail was a prank.
  这是一个恶作剧。
• Come on, it was just a silly camp prank.
  拜托，那只是一个无聊的露营恶作剧。
• It's all just a prank.
  只不过是恶作剧而已。
• Somebody's playing a prank on me.
  一定是有人在作弄我。
• 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。
• I thought the prank was pretty funny, and I mentioned it to my father.
  我觉得这恶作剧极好玩，就跟父亲提了此事。
• It started out as a prank.
  开始只是个恶作剧。
• 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！
• 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。