prank sb
prank 作动词时通常及物,直接接被捉弄的人作宾语。
The students pranked their teacher on April Fool's Day.
学生们在愚人节那天捉弄了老师。
对…搞恶作剧;捉弄
pranks — third person singular of prank
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
to play a practical joke on someone; to trick and make someone look foolish
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
一般现在时
She pranks her brother every April Fools' Day.
她每年愚人节都会捉弄她的弟弟。
一般过去时
They pranked the teacher with a fake spider.
他们用一只假蜘蛛捉弄了老师。
现在完成时
He has pranked his friends many times.
他捉弄过他的朋友很多次了。
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。
用法提示:pranked 作为动词过去式,表示打扮或装饰得花哨俗气。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:pranking 是现在分词形式,表示正在进行的装饰行为。
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。
用法提示:prank 作为动词原形,表示习惯性动作。
AI contextual example
prank 作动词时通常及物,直接接被捉弄的人作宾语。
The students pranked their teacher on April Fool's Day.
学生们在愚人节那天捉弄了老师。
用 with 引出恶作剧所借助的东西。
He pranked his sister with a fake spider in her bed.
他把一只假蜘蛛放在姐姐床上捉弄她。
常用被动形式表示某人遭到恶作剧。
The whole team was pranked by their captain before the match.
比赛前全队都被队长捉弄了。
by doing sth 说明恶作剧的具体方式。
They pranked him by replacing his coffee with cold tea.
他们把咖啡换成凉茶来捉弄他。
trick 强调用计谋使对方上当,语气比 prank 略重,不一定是闹着玩;日常可互换。
hoax 常指精心设计的骗局,比 prank 严重,较少用于轻松玩笑。
fool 侧重使对方信以为真或出丑,比 prank 更通用,不限于恶作剧。
pull someone's leg 为非正式口语,多指善意地开玩笑或逗人,不强调实际恶作剧。
grammar · medium
易错句子They pranked on their new teacher.
正确表达They pranked their new teacher.
prank 作动词是及物动词,后面直接跟被捉弄的人作宾语;不能像名词短语 play a prank on 那样再加介词 on。
grammar · medium
易错句子My little brother loves to prank.
正确表达My little brother loves to prank people.
prank 作动词必须带宾语,说明被捉弄的对象,不能单独使用来表示“搞恶作剧”。
prank 只是为了好玩捉弄人,通常没有恶意,也不想从中获利;trick 强调用计谋让人上当,可能是为了获利或伤害对方,语气更重。
prank 多是熟人之间的小玩笑,事后常常一笑了之;hoax 指精心编造、容易让人信以为真、常牵涉公众或机构的骗局,性质更严重。
prank 是用行动捉弄别人;tease 多指用言语开玩笑或嘲笑,不一定事先安排,也不一定想让对方难堪。
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。
恶作剧的对象。
恶作剧常以逗笑为目的。
恶作剧依靠出其不意来达到效果。
恶作剧常使被捉弄者感到难堪。
以互相搞恶作剧闻名的节日。
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