prank

名词 prank:

1. acting like a clown or buffoon
   同义词：buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade
2. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   同义词：antic, joke, trick, caper, put-on

动词 prank:

1. dress or decorate showily or gaudily
2. dress up showily

1. A wicked prank; a critic's wicked wit.
   一个戏谑的玩笑; 批评家善于戏谑人的才思
2. It is controversial whether sow false news on the net on april fool's day be an online prank.
   在愚人节时用网路散布不实消息是否算是网路恶作剧引起了争论。
3. A playful or amusing act; a prank.
   诙谐开玩笑或滑稽的动作; 开玩笑
4. Those schoolboys like to play pranks on their teachers.
   那些小学生们喜欢作弄他们的老师。

prank

n.（名词）
A mischievous trick or practical joke.
恶作剧：恶作剧或令人难堪的玩笑

来源：
[Origin unknown]
[语源不明]

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v.（动词）
pranked,prank.ing,pranks
v.tr.（及物动词）
To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily.
招摇或华丽地装饰或打扮
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make an ostentatious display.
炫耀地展示

来源：
From Middle English pranken [to show off]
源自 中古英语 pranken [炫耀]
perhaps from Middle Dutch pronken from pronk [show, display]
可能源自 中古荷兰语 pronken 源自 pronk [展现，展示]
and from Middle Low German prunken from prank [display]
并源自 中古低地德语 prunken 源自 prank [展示]