prank是什么意思？

prank

英[præŋk] 美[præŋk]

• n. 恶作剧，开玩笑；
• vt. 装饰，打扮；
• vi. 炫耀自己；

复数：pranks;

例句

• The nooses are no prank. We were lynched, we were murdered. 这些绳套不是恶作剧. 我们被处以了私刑, 我们被谋杀了.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  恶作剧；玩笑
  A prank is a childish trick.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  玩笑;恶作剧
  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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. acting like a clown or buffoon
  2. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
• Verb
  1. dress or decorate showily or gaudily;
  "Roses were pranking the lawn"
  2. dress up showily;
  "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"