Word · Frequency #20340
pranking
对…搞恶作剧；捉弄
pranking is the present participle of prank.
to play a practical joke on someone; to trick and make someone look foolish
- 1.
To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
对某人进行恶作剧；捉弄并愚弄某人。
- 2.
To make an ostentatious show.
炫耀。
- 3.
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
华丽地打扮,俗气地装饰
炫耀；卖弄；花哨地打扮；俗艳地装饰；对某人进行恶作剧；捉弄并愚弄某人。；炫耀。；华丽地打扮,俗气地装饰
In use
She pranked her outfit with too many sequins and ribbons.
He is pranking the living room with cheap ornaments.
They always prank their car with flashy stickers.
Roses were pranking the lawn
Verb forms
base prank · third person pranks · -ing pranking · past pranked · past participle pranked
Connections
Collocations
- prank someone
- 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。
- get pranked
- 被捉弄
- She got pranked when she sat on the whoopee cushion.她坐上了放屁垫，被捉弄了。
- prank each other
- 互相恶作剧
- The children prank each other all the time.孩子们老是互相恶作剧。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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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