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pranks
UK //præŋks//US //præŋks//
词源
源自中古英语 'pranken'（意为炫耀或装饰），可能受到低地德语 'prank'（炫耀）的影响。
noun
❶ 恶作剧或玩笑，通常是为了取乐而故意对他人做出的滑稽或令人惊讶的行为。
“The students played harmless pranks on their teacher during April Fools' Day.”
（愚人节那天，学生们对老师玩了一些无害的恶作剧。）
“He is known for his clever pranks that always make people laugh.”
（他以总是让人发笑的巧妙恶作剧而闻名。）
同义词:jokes, tricks, hoaxes
verb
❶ 对某人开玩笑或恶作剧，通常以幽默或戏弄的方式。
“They pranked their roommate by hiding all his shoes.”
（他们恶搞室友，把他的鞋子都藏了起来。）
“She loves to prank her little brother when he's not paying attention.”
（她喜欢在弟弟不注意的时候捉弄他。）
同义词:tease, play tricks, fool
常见短语
pull a prank — 实施一个恶作剧，通常是为了娱乐或开玩笑。
“The kids decided to pull a prank on their neighbor by ringing the doorbell and running away.”
（孩子们决定对邻居搞恶作剧，按了门铃就跑。）
prank call — 恶作剧电话，打电话给某人开玩笑或欺骗他们。
“He made a prank call pretending to be a pizza delivery guy.”
（他假装是披萨送货员打了个恶作剧电话。）