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单词 bark
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bark

noun
/bɑːk/
/bɑːrk/
 [uncountable, countable]Idioms
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    the outer layer of a tree
    • The bark peels off in summer.
    • The people strip the bark and use it in medicines.
    Topics Plants and treesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rough
    • tree
    • birch
    • …
    verb + bark
    • peel off
    • remove
    • strip
    • …
    bark + verb
    • peel off
    bark + noun
    • chippings
    • chips
    • mulch
    • …
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  2. the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals
    • The dog gave a loud bark.
    Topics Animalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    • noisy
    verb + bark
    • give
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  3. a short loud sound made by a gun or a voice
    • a bark of laughter
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • short
    • harsh
    • sharp
    • …
    verb + bark
    • give
    phrases
    • a bark of laughter
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    4. Word Originnoun senses 2 to 3 Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break. noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr; perhaps related to birch.
Idioms
somebody’s bark is worse than their bite
  1. (informal) used to say that somebody is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound

bark

verb
/bɑːk/
/bɑːrk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bark
/bɑːk/
/bɑːrk/
he / she / it barks
/bɑːks/
/bɑːrks/
past simple barked
/bɑːkt/
/bɑːrkt/
past participle barked
/bɑːkt/
/bɑːrkt/
-ing form barking
/ˈbɑːkɪŋ/
/ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive] bark (at somebody/something) when a dog barks, it makes a short loud sound
    • The dog suddenly started barking at us.
    • The dog was barking furiously at a cat.
    Topics Animalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • angrily
    • excitedly
    • frantically
    • …
    preposition
    • at
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  2. [transitive] to give orders, ask questions, etc. in a loud, unfriendly way
    • bark out something She barked out an order.
    • bark something (at somebody) He barked questions at her.
    • + speech ‘Who are you?’ he barked.
  3. [transitive] bark something (British English) to rub the skin off your knee, etc. by falling or by knocking against something synonym graze
    • I barked my shins when I fell on the steps.
    4. Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break. verb sense 3 Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr; perhaps related to birch.
Idioms
be barking up the wrong tree
  1. (informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
    • You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
why keep a dog and bark yourself?
  1. (informal, saying) if somebody can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself
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