• n. 恶作剧，开玩笑；戏谑
• vt. 装饰；打扮
• vi. 炫耀自己；胡闹

来自中古英语pranken,装饰，炫耀，来自Proto-Germanic*prag,挤，压，收腹，穿衣打扮，来自PIE*brangh,挤，压，词源同prance.

prank (n.)

"a ludicrous trick" [Johnson], 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to obsolete verb prank "decorate, dress up" (mid-15c.), related to Middle Low German prank "display" (compare also Dutch pronken, German prunken "to make a show, to strut"). The verb in the modern sense also is from 1520s. Related: Pranked; pranking.

1. It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.

人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧.

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2. One of these skits, " The King of Beasts " resembles a traditional frontier prank.

一出滑稽短剧《兽王 》 酷似传统的边疆闹剧.

来自英汉非文学 - 民俗

3. Some people said this was Kao's prank - a deliberate attempt to break them apart.

有人说这是高松年开的玩笑,存心拆开他们俩.

来自汉英文学 - 围城

4. The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.

系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生.

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5. Ms. Luo said she had received prank calls and plenty of criticism.

罗兰说她收到了很多恶作剧电话和指责.

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