a lark
lark 作名词时指云雀或百灵鸟,是一种以鸣叫闻名的鸟。
A lark was singing high above the field.
一只云雀在田野上空高高地歌唱。
百灵鸟;云雀
larks — plural of lark
欢乐;嬉耍
a small brown bird known for its singing
Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
A frolic or romp, some fun.
Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
A prank.
One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
A jolly or peppy person.
Every morning we heard a lark singing high above the fields.
每天早晨我们都听到一只云雀在田野上空高声歌唱。
用法提示:句中 lark 是名词,意为“云雀”,指会唱歌的鸟。
The children watched the larks rise from the grass and disappear into the sky.
孩子们看着云雀从草丛中飞起,消失在天空中。
用法提示:larks 为 lark 的复数形式,作名词,指“云雀”。
A lark perched on the fence and filled the garden with its song.
一只云雀落在篱笆上,它的歌声充满了花园。
用法提示:lark 作名词,指鸣禽“云雀”。
lark 作名词时指云雀或百灵鸟,是一种以鸣叫闻名的鸟。
A lark was singing high above the field.
一只云雀在田野上空高高地歌唱。
on a lark 表示“一时冲动/闹着玩”,常放在句首或句末。
On a lark, they decided to dye their hair blue.
他们一时兴起,决定把头发染成蓝色。
for a lark 表示“为了好玩、当作恶作剧”。
He submitted a fake essay to the contest for a lark.
他闹着玩,向比赛提交了一篇假文章。
skylark 特指云雀这一物种,而 lark 可泛指多种百灵科鸟类;在指云雀时可互换,但在语境泛指其他百灵时不适用。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw lark in the sky.
正确表达I saw a lark in the sky.
lark 表示“云雀”时是可数名词,单数形式不能单独使用,必须加冠词 a/an 或 the,或用复数 larks;所以此处要加 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He did it in a lark.
正确表达He did it on a lark.
表示“一时冲动、闹着玩”的固定搭配是 on a lark,介词必须用 on,不能用 in;in a lark 不是英语的习惯用法。
lark 泛指百灵科的鸟类(包括云雀),而 skylark 特指云雀(学名 Alauda arvensis),尤其强调它在高空盘旋鸣唱的行为。若指具体一种鸟,常用 skylark。
lark 的读音是 /lɑːk/,而 lock 是 /lɒk/;汉语母语者常将 /ɑː/ 和 /ɒ/ 混淆,导致把 lark(云雀)误读成 lock(锁)。注意元音和意思都不同。
lark 与 lurk 拼写相近(l_a_r_k vs l_u_r_k),但 lark 是名词“云雀”,lurk 是动词“潜伏”。同时读音也不同:lark 为 /lɑːk/,lurk 为 /lɜːk/。使用时注意词性和意思。
非常快乐,像云雀一样快活
She was as happy as a lark after receiving the letter.
收到信后,她快活得像只云雀。
黎明即起,一早起床
He rises with the lark every day to go jogging.
他每天黎明即起去慢跑。
一时兴起,闹着玩
On a lark, we decided to drive to the beach at midnight.
我们一时兴起,决定半夜开车去海滩。
非常快活;兴高采烈
She was as happy as a lark when she heard the good news.
听到这个好消息时,她高兴得像只云雀。
一时兴起;闹着玩
We decided on a lark to drive to the coast.
我们一时兴起,决定开车去海边。
起得很早;黎明即起
He was up with the lark every day to tend the garden.
他每天天不亮就起来打理花园。
那是云雀,黎明的使者。
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, this line marks the moment when Romeo must leave Juliet at dawn; the lark symbolizes the coming morning.
在莎士比亚的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中,这句台词标志着罗密欧必须在黎明时离开朱丽叶;云雀象征着即将到来的早晨。
听,听!云雀在天堂之门歌唱。
This is the opening of a song in Shakespeare's play Cymbeline, celebrating the morning song of the lark.
这是莎士比亚戏剧《辛白林》中一首歌的开头,赞美云雀的晨歌。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.