单词 | lark |
释义 | lark (lɑːʳk ) Word forms: larks , larking, larked 1. countable noun A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. 2. countable noun If you say that doing something is a lark, you mean that it is fun, although perhaps naughty or dangerous. The children thought it was a great lark. He'd made it seem rather a lark, to be visiting a supposedly haunted house. Synonyms: prank, game, fun, fling 3. countable noun [the/this n N] 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. [British, informal] He got the part, and eventually decided the acting lark wasn't half bad. Phrasal verbs: lark around phrasal verb If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. [British, informal] The other actors complained about me larking about when they were trying to concentrate. [VERB PARTICLE] Image of lark © xpixel, Shutterstock Idioms: happy as a lark very happy Look at me – eighty-two years old and happy as a lark! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers up with the lark [mainly British, old-fashioned] up very early in the morning Most bakers are up with the lark, but Neville Wilkins is in action hours before the rest. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 云雀 Japanese: ヒバリ |
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