bark
n[U, C]
tough outer covering of tree trunks and branches 樹(shù)皮. bark, v [Tn]
1 remove the bark from (a tree) 剝?nèi)ィ晨脴?shù)的)樹(shù)皮.
2 accidentally scrape the skin off (one's knuckles, knees, etc) 不慎擦破(指節(jié)、膝蓋等的)皮膚
He barked his shins (by falling) against some stone steps. 他在石頭臺(tái)階上(跌倒了,)擦破了小腿的皮.
bark n
1
(a) sharp harsh sound made by dogs and foxes 犬吠聲; 狐貍的 叫聲.
(b) (fig 比喻) any similar sound, eg the sound of gunfire or of a cough 任何似犬狐叫的聲音(如槍擊聲或咳嗽聲).
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) sb's bark is worse than his bite (infml 口) though sb often sounds angry, fierce, etc, in fact he rarely carries out his threats 雖然某人嘴很厲害, 但心并不壞. bark, v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of dogs, etc) give a bark or barks (指狗等)吠叫
Our dog always barks at strangers. 我們的狗一見(jiàn)生人就叫.
(b) [I] (fig 比喻) (of people coughing, guns, etc) make a similar sound (指人的咳嗽、槍擊等)發(fā)出似犬吠的聲音.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (at sb); ~ sth (out) say (sth) in a sharp harsh voice 以尖銳或咆哮的聲音說(shuō)出(某事)
When she's angry, she often barks at the children. 她生氣時(shí), 常呵斥孩子.
The sergeant barked (out) an order. 那個(gè)士官大聲發(fā)出命令.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) bark up the wrong `tree (esp in the continuous tenses 尤用於進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)) be mistaken about sth 把某事物搞錯(cuò)了; 錯(cuò)怪了人
If you think that, you're barking up the wrong tree altogether. 你要是那樣想, 你就大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)了.
?? 考研助記
酒吧(bar)和肯德雞(k)里面都有 犬吠聲
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[bɑ:k]n. 樹(shù)皮, 吠聲vi. 吠, 叫罵vt. 喊出, 剝樹(shù)皮【醫(yī)】 樹(shù)皮相關(guān)詞組: to bark up the wrong tree