prank

英[præŋk] 美[præŋk]
  • n. 恶作剧,开玩笑;戏谑
  • vt. 装饰;打扮
  • vi. 炫耀自己;胡闹

词态变化


复数: pranks;

中文词源


prank 装饰,打扮,炫耀,恶作剧

来自中古英语pranken,装饰,炫耀,来自Proto-Germanic*prag,挤,压,收腹,穿衣打扮,来自PIE*brangh,挤,压,词源同prance.

英文词源


prank (n.)
"a ludicrous trick" [Johnson], 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to obsolete verb prank "decorate, dress up" (mid-15c.), related to Middle Low German prank "display" (compare also Dutch pronken, German prunken "to make a show, to strut"). The verb in the modern sense also is from 1520s. Related: Pranked; pranking.

双语例句


1. It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.
人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧.

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2. One of these skits, " The King of Beasts " resembles a traditional frontier prank.
一出滑稽短剧《兽王 》 酷似传统的边疆闹剧.

来自英汉非文学 - 民俗

3. Some people said this was Kao's prank - a deliberate attempt to break them apart.
有人说这是高松年开的玩笑,存心拆开他们俩.

来自汉英文学 - 围城

4. The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.
系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生.

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5. Ms. Luo said she had received prank calls and plenty of criticism.
罗兰说她收到了很多恶作剧电话和指责.

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