lark
noun
verb
lɑːk
noun
1
a
small
brown
singing
bird
with
long
pointed
wings
百灵鸟; 云雀;
2
something
that
you
do
to
amuse
yourself
or
as
a
joke
[非正式] 玩笑,玩乐
informal
as/for
a
lark
I
only
went
along
for
a
lark.
我跟着一起去只是为了好玩。
3
blow/sod/bugger etc that for a lark
not
polite
used
when
you
stop
doing
something
or
refuse
to
do
something
because
it
needs
too
much
effort
[英,口,不礼貌] 开玩笑〔某事太费精力而不想干时的用语〕
BrE spoken
Paint
the
whole
room?
Sod
that
for
a
lark!
油漆整个房间? 开什么玩笑!
4
used
to
describe
an
activity
that
you
think
is
silly
or
difficult
[英,口] 无聊的事
BrE spoken
Salad
again?
How
long
are
you
going
to
keep
up
this
healthy
eating
lark?
又是色拉? 这种健康玩意儿你还要吃多久?
5
be up with the lark
to
get
up
very
early
早起
verb
6
to
have
fun
by
behaving
in
a
silly
way
[英,非正式] 胡闹,闹着玩;
A
couple
of
boys
were
larking
about
in
the
pool.
几个男孩在池塘里嬉闹。