
好词典

源自中古低地德语 'prank'(炫耀、装饰),可能与荷兰语 'pronk'(展示)有关,后演变为表示恶作剧的意思。
❶ 恶作剧或玩笑,通常是无害的、有趣的,目的是捉弄某人或制造欢乐气氛。
“He played a prank on his friend by hiding his shoes.”
(他藏起朋友的鞋子,捉弄了他一下。)
“The April Fools' prank made everyone laugh.”
(愚人节的恶作剧让大家都笑了。)
❶ 对某人开玩笑或恶作剧,通常是出于好玩而非恶意。
“They pranked their roommate by filling his room with balloons.”
(他们用气球塞满室友的房间来捉弄他。)
“She loves to prank her little brother.”
(她喜欢捉弄她的小弟弟。)
pull a prank — 实施恶作剧,通常指策划并执行一个玩笑或捉弄人的行为。
“The kids pulled a prank by putting a whoopee cushion on the chair.”
(孩子们在椅子上放了个放屁垫来恶作剧。)
prank call — 恶作剧电话,指打电话捉弄或欺骗对方,通常不透露真实身份。
“He got in trouble for making prank calls to random numbers.”
(他因为给陌生号码打恶作剧电话而惹上了麻烦。)