英语词汇“prank”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Every year, the older kids pull pranks on new students.
Pushing her in the river seemed like a harmless prank, but it ended in tragedy.
The fire was started as a prank.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And what if those men did decide to play some drunken prank?
Clarke assumed it was a prank but promised to give Alvin the message.
Fifteen-year-old Nicola Child was blasted with an air rifle in a cruel prank.
Matricide seems a high price to pay for a prank.
One thought it might have been a senior prank.
Our prank became clear, but it had set the tone for an evening of memorable jollity.
The kids had had no trouble collecting an impressive amount of material for this mean prank.

Longman Language Activatorsomething that you do to make people laugh► joke

· We didn't mean to frighten you. It was only a joke.· Inside the parcel there was an empty bottle. "Is this some kind of joke?'' he asked.take a joke (=accept a joke that is against you) · I can take a joke as well as anyone, but this isn't funny, it's embarrassing.

► practical joke

a trick, especially one that is carefully planned that is intended to confuse and surprise someone and to make other people laugh at them: · The phone call was the sort of practical joke that radio stations often play on celebrities.play a practical joke: · Police believe the circles in the crops are made by someone playing an elaborate practical joke.

► prank

a silly action that is intended as a harmless joke - use this especially when something serious happens as a result of it: · The fire was started as a prank.· Pushing her in the river seemed like a harmless prank, but it ended in tragedy.pull/play a prank (on somebody): · Every year, the older kids pull pranks on new students.

► play a trick/joke

to surprise or deceive someone with a trick so that you and other people can laugh at them: · He didn't seem the type of boy to play jokes.play a trick/joke on: · When she didn't come, I thought she was playing a trick on me.

► as a joke

also for a joke British if you do something as a joke or for a joke , you do it because you think it will have amusing results or make people laugh: · You shouldn't spread rumours like that, even as a joke.· Once, for a joke, they changed round all the numbers on the doors.

► for a laugh

British informal if you do something for a laugh , you do it for fun or to make people laugh: · Just for a laugh we hung all the pictures upside down.· Kevin set off the fire alarm for a laugh.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► play

· And what if those men did decide to play some drunken prank?

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► play a joke/trick/prank on somebody

He had always played tricks on her.
Her brain had to be playing tricks on her.
In one of them, a man named Wakefield decides to play a joke on his wife.
It allowed me to detect instances when time played tricks on the memory of some of the respondents.
Jack felt edgy but convinced himself that his nerves were playing tricks on him.
Somewhat perturbed, Ted flung the door open still believing that the platelayers were playing tricks on him.
They delight in playing tricks on mortals, though they will cease to give trouble if politely requested to do so.
Yes, fate was playing tricks on me.

单词	prank
释义	prankprank /præŋk/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Every year, the older kids pull pranks on new students. Pushing her in the river seemed like a harmless prank, but it ended in tragedy. The fire was started as a prank. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And what if those men did decide to play some drunken prank? Clarke assumed it was a prank but promised to give Alvin the message. Fifteen-year-old Nicola Child was blasted with an air rifle in a cruel prank. Matricide seems a high price to pay for a prank. One thought it might have been a senior prank. Our prank became clear, but it had set the tone for an evening of memorable jollity. The kids had had no trouble collecting an impressive amount of material for this mean prank. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that you do to make people laugh► joke · We didn't mean to frighten you. It was only a joke.· Inside the parcel there was an empty bottle. "Is this some kind of joke?'' he asked.take a joke (=accept a joke that is against you) · I can take a joke as well as anyone, but this isn't funny, it's embarrassing. ► practical joke a trick, especially one that is carefully planned that is intended to confuse and surprise someone and to make other people laugh at them: · The phone call was the sort of practical joke that radio stations often play on celebrities.play a practical joke: · Police believe the circles in the crops are made by someone playing an elaborate practical joke. ► prank a silly action that is intended as a harmless joke - use this especially when something serious happens as a result of it: · The fire was started as a prank.· Pushing her in the river seemed like a harmless prank, but it ended in tragedy.pull/play a prank (on somebody): · Every year, the older kids pull pranks on new students. ► play a trick/joke to surprise or deceive someone with a trick so that you and other people can laugh at them: · He didn't seem the type of boy to play jokes.play a trick/joke on: · When she didn't come, I thought she was playing a trick on me. ► as a joke also for a joke British if you do something as a joke or for a joke , you do it because you think it will have amusing results or make people laugh: · You shouldn't spread rumours like that, even as a joke.· Once, for a joke, they changed round all the numbers on the doors. ► for a laugh British informal if you do something for a laugh , you do it for fun or to make people laugh: · Just for a laugh we hung all the pictures upside down.· Kevin set off the fire alarm for a laugh. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► play · And what if those men did decide to play some drunken prank? Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► play a joke/trick/prank on somebody He had always played tricks on her. Her brain had to be playing tricks on her. In one of them, a man named Wakefield decides to play a joke on his wife. It allowed me to detect instances when time played tricks on the memory of some of the respondents. Jack felt edgy but convinced himself that his nerves were playing tricks on him. Somewhat perturbed, Ted flung the door open still believing that the platelayers were playing tricks on him. They delight in playing tricks on mortals, though they will cease to give trouble if politely requested to do so. Yes, fate was playing tricks on me. a trick, especially one which is played on someone to make them look silly: a childish prank
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