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单词 larkingly
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lark1 /lɑrk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa songbird living in the open country, or similar bird, as the meadowlark.

lark2 /lɑrk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a merry, carefree adventure;
    frolic;
    escapade:had a lark at the party.
  2. innocent or good-natured mischief;
    something done as a joke;
    prank.

v. [no object]
  1. to have fun;
    frolic;
    romp.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lark1  (lärk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, esp. the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
  2. Birdsany of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.
  • bef. 900; Middle English larke, Old English lāwerce; cognate with German Lerche, Dutch leeuwerik, Old Norse lǣvirki

lark2  (lärk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a merry, carefree adventure;
    frolic;
    escapade.
  2. innocent or good-natured mischief;
    a prank.
  3. something extremely easy to accomplish, succeed in, or to obtain:That exam was a lark.

v.i. 
  1. to have fun;
    frolic;
    romp.
  2. to behave mischievously;
    play pranks.
  3. Sport[Fox Hunting.](of a rider) to take jumps unnecessarily:He tired his horse by larking on the way home.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1805–15
larker, n. 
larki•ness, larkish•ness, n. 
larking•ly, adv. 
larkish, larky, adj. 
larkish•ly, adv. 
larksome, adj. 

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