Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22881
frolicked
嬉戏；嬉闹
frolicked is the past of frolic (irregular).
play boisterously
- 1.
To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
嬉戏；玩乐；打闹；行为顽皮而不受拘束。
嬉戏；玩乐；打闹；行为顽皮而不受拘束。；嬉戏
In use
The puppies frolic in the garden every morning.
After the rain, the children frolicked in the puddles.
We watched the lambs frolicking in the field.
frolic somewhere
frolic 是不及物动词，常与地点状语连用。
The children frolicked in the park.
孩子们在公园里嬉戏。
have a frolic
frolic 可用作名词，have a frolic 表示“嬉闹一番”。
We had a frolic on the beach.
我们在海滩上嬉戏了一番。
frolic + noun
frolic 作形容词时意为“嬉戏的；欢乐的”，一般置于名词前。
The frolic children ran into the sea.
那些嬉戏的孩子们跑进了海里。
Verb forms
base frolic · third person frolics · -ing frolicking · past frolicked · past participle frolicked
注意：加 -ing 或 -ed 时，需先加 k，如 frolicking、frolicked。
Common mistakes
The children are frolicing in the yard.The children are frolicking in the yard.
frolic 以 -ic 结尾，加 -ing 时必须先加 k，写成 frolicking，以保持 /k/ 的发音；不能写成 frolicing。
The puppies frolicked the garden.The puppies frolicked in the garden.
frolic 是不及物动词，不能直接跟地点名词作宾语；表示“在花园里嬉戏”要用介词 in 引出地点。
Connections
Collocations
- frolic in the waves
- 在海浪中嬉戏
- The children were frolicking in the waves.孩子们在海浪中嬉戏。
- frolic around
- 到处嬉闹
- The kids were frolicking around the yard.孩子们在院子里嬉闹。
- frolic with friends
- 与朋友嬉戏
- The children were frolicking with their friends.孩子们在和朋友们嬉戏。
- frolic with abandon
- 尽情嬉闹
- The puppies were frolicking with abandon in the grass.小狗们在草地上尽情嬉闹。
- fun and frolic
- 欢乐嬉闹
- The party was full of fun and frolic.派对充满了欢乐嬉闹。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
frolic 拼着像 logic，却让你抛开逻辑，像小狗一样在草地上打滚嬉戏。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing children or animals playing、light-hearted conversation、newspaper and literary narrative frolic 作动词时表示“嬉戏、欢闹”，通常用于描写孩子、小动物或成年人轻松玩闹的场面。多出现在文学作品、新闻报道或带感情色彩的口语中，正式公文或严肃学术文章里较少用，正式场合可说 play 或 have fun 等更中性的表达。
Grammar Note
拼写注意：frolic 的现在分词和过去式/过去分词要先加 k，即 frolicking、frolicked；名词复数为 frolics。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 colic /ˈkɒlɪk/、symbolic /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/、alcoholic /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ 押韵（重读音节元音及之后相同）。注意：topic /ˈtɒpɪk/、panic /ˈpænɪk/、magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ 虽同以 -ic 结尾，但发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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