prank

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n. 开玩笑, 恶作剧, 戏谑 vt. 盛装, 装饰, 打扮 vi. 炫耀自己

发音

AU /ˈpɹæŋk/

词形变化

pranks 复数 pranks pranked pranking pranks 三单 prankt pranking 现在分词 pranked 过去式 pranked 过去分词 prankt 过去式 prankt 过去分词

别名

pranck prancke

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A practical joke or mischievous trick.

    恶作剧

    play a prank

    pull a prank on someone

    He pulled a gruesome prank on his sister.

  2. 2.

    An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

    废旧

    She played a cruel prank on him.

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.

    To make a prank call to (someone).

    及物
  3. 3.

    To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.

    俚语 及物

    Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.

    I don't have your number in my phone; can you prank me?

  4. 4.

    To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

    古体 及物

    1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence, B:II And there a Seaſon atween June and May, Half prankt with Spring, with Summer half imbrown'd, A liſtleſs Climate made, where, Sooth to ſay, No living Wight could work, ne cared even for Play.

  5. 5.

    To make an ostentatious show.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

joke trick caper clowning frivolity buffoonery antic harlequinade japery put-on

上位词 8

diversion folly recreation craziness indulgence lunacy tomfoolery foolery

下位词 6

shtick dirty trick practical joke schtick schtik shtik
动词

上位词 10

grace decorate attire ornament adorn embellish beautify dress up deck out deck up

相关短语

prank call prank calls prank calling prank called

词源

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English pranken (“to adorn, arrange one's attire”), probably from Middle Dutch pronken, proncken (“to flaunt, make a show, arrange one's attire”), related to German prangen (“to make a show, be resplendent”), Dutch prangen (“to squeeze, press”), Danish pragt (“pomp, splendor”), all from Proto-Germanic *pranganą, *prangijaną, *prag- (“to press, squeeze, thring”), from Proto-Indo-European *brengʰ- (“to press, squeeze”). Or, perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *brahtaz, similar to Dutch pracht (“splendor”), Swedish prakt (“glory, pomp”) (loaned from Low German). Cognate with Middle Low German prunken (“to flaunt”), German prunken (“to flaunt”), Danish prunke (“to make a show, prank”). Sense of "mischievous act" from earlier verbal sense of "to be crafty or subtle, set in order, adjust". See also prink, prance, prong.

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