bark
verb
noun
bɑːk verb
1 when a dog barks, it makes a short loud sound or series of sounds 〔狗〕吠叫; I
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The dog always barks at strangers.
这条狗总是对着陌生人叫。
2
bark out
also 又作 to say something quickly in a loud voice 大声嚷,吼叫 T
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‘Don’t just stand there, give me a hand,’ she barked at the shop assistant.
“别光站在那里,帮我一把。”她对那店员吼道。
3
bark up the wrong tree
to have a wrong idea, or do something in a way that will not give you the information or result you want [非正式] 打错了主意; 认错了目标 informal
The police spent three months barking up the wrong tree on the murder investigation.
警方调查这起凶杀案找错方向,枉费了三个月的精力。
4 to rub the skin off your knee, elbow etc by falling or knocking against something 擦破,蹭破〔皮〕; T
I barked my shin against the step.
我在台阶上蹭破了胫部。
noun
5 the sharp loud sound made by a dog 狗叫声,吠声 C
6 the outer covering of a tree 树皮 U
7 a loud sound or voice 很大的响声; 吼叫声 C
Amy’s voice was a hoarse bark.
埃米发出的是粗哑的吼声。
8
sb’s bark is worse than their bite
used to say that someone who seems unpleasant or difficult to deal with, is not really too bad 某人表面上厉害,某人嘴凶心不狠