prank someone
collocation捉弄某人
My brother likes to prank me by hiding my phone.
我哥哥喜欢藏起我的手机来捉弄我。
对…搞恶作剧；捉弄
pranked — past of prank
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对…搞恶作剧；捉弄
to play a practical joke on someone; to trick and make someone look foolish
She pranked her outfit with too many sequins and ribbons.
她用太多的亮片和丝带把服装装饰得花哨俗气。
对某人进行恶作剧；捉弄并愚弄某人。
To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
炫耀。
To make an ostentatious show.
华丽地打扮,俗气地装饰
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
prank
Base
原形
pranks
3rd person
第三人称单数
pranking
-ing
现在分词
pranked
Past
过去式
pranked
Past participle
过去分词
She pranks her brother every April Fools' Day.
她每年愚人节都会捉弄她的弟弟。
They pranked the teacher with a fake spider.
他们用一只假蜘蛛捉弄了老师。
He has pranked his friends many times.
他捉弄过他的朋友很多次了。
He is pranking the living room with cheap ornaments.
他正在用廉价的装饰品把客厅装饰得俗气。
AI contextual example
They always prank their car with flashy stickers.
他们总是用花哨的贴纸把车子装饰得俗气。
AI contextual example
Roses were pranking the lawn
玫瑰装点着草坪
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捉弄某人
My brother likes to prank me by hiding my phone.
我哥哥喜欢藏起我的手机来捉弄我。
被捉弄
She got pranked when she sat on the whoopee cushion.
她坐上了放屁垫，被捉弄了。
互相恶作剧
The children prank each other all the time.
孩子们老是互相恶作剧。
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把 prank 拆成 p + rank：搞恶作剧让人在众人面前“掉排名、出洋相”。想象一下：你“扑”（p）向对方开玩笑，让他排名变低。记住发音 /præŋk/，别和“普兰克”混了。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversations、social media、among friends 作为动词时，'prank' 通常用于非正式口语，表示“对某人搞恶作剧、捉弄”，多用于朋友之间或网络视频等轻松语境。
这些词都以 /æŋk/ 结尾，和 prank (/præŋk/) 押韵。注意 park /pɑːrk/ 等拼写近似的词读音不同，不押韵。
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