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百灵鸟;云雀 A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound.
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(可能带有淘气或危险性质的)玩乐,玩耍,嬉戏 If you say that doing something is a lark, you mean that it is fun, although perhaps naughty or dangerous.
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The children thought it was a great lark...
孩子们以为这很好玩。
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The chances are that the thief will be under 21 and doing it for a lark...
偷东西的很可能是个不到21岁的年轻人,干这事儿只是贪玩。
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He'd made it seem rather a lark, to be visiting a supposedly haunted house.
他把到一间据说闹鬼的屋子探访说得好像多有意思似的。
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(用于幽默地表示好笑、愚蠢或多余)演戏这玩意儿/耍笔杆子这一行 You use lark in expressions such as this acting lark and the writing lark to indicate humorously that you think an activity or job is amusing, foolish, or unnecessary.
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He got the part, and eventually decided the acting lark wasn't half bad.
他赢得了那个角色,一番考虑后觉得演戏这玩意儿感觉也还不错。
- 相关词组:
- lark around
- Noun
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1. North American yellow-breasted songbirds
- synonym: meadowlark
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2. small songbirds resembling larks
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3. any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
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4. any carefree episode
- synonym: escapade
- Verb
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1. play boisterously;
- 1. Give a lark to catch a kite.
- 得了风筝,失了云雀。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.
- 他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
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- 3. She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.
- 她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。
来自《简明英汉词典》


