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

• 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。
• 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。
• Come on, it was just a silly camp prank.
  拜托，那只是一个无聊的露营恶作剧。
• Look, it was a prank call, okay?
  你看，那是个恶作剧好吗？
• Someone seems to have pulled a quite serious prank.
  好象有人开了个相当严肃的玩笑。
• Look, I don't mind a harmless prank.
  听着，我并不在意一个恶作剧。
• The mail was a prank.
  这是一个恶作剧。
• 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。
• It started out as a prank.
  开始只是个恶作剧。
• 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。