[/bɑːk; bɑrk/] n [U, C] tough outer covering of tree trunks and branches 树皮. bark 2 v [Tn]用法: 1 remove the bark from (a tree) 剥去(某棵树的)树皮. 用法: 2 accidentally scrape the skin off (one's knuckles, knees, etc) 不慎擦破(指节、膝盖等的)皮肤: He barked his shins (by falling) against some stone steps. 他在石头台阶上(跌倒了,)擦破了小腿的皮. bark 3 [/bɑːk; bɑrk/] n 用法: 1 (a) sharp harsh sound made by dogs and foxes 犬吠声; 狐狸的 叫声. (b) (fig 比喻) any similar sound, eg the sound of gunfire or of a cough 任何似犬狐叫的声音(如枪击声或咳嗽声). 用法: 2 (idm 习语) sb's bark is worse than his bite (infml) though sb often sounds angry, fierce, etc, in fact he rarely carries out his threats 虽然某人嘴很厉害, 但心并不坏. bark 4 v 用法: 1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of dogs, etc) give a bark or barks (指狗等)吠叫: Our dog always barks at strangers. 我们的狗一见生人就叫. (b) [I] (fig 比喻) (of people coughing, guns, etc) make a similar sound (指人的咳嗽、枪击等)发出似犬吠的声音. 用法: 2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (at sb); ~ sth (out) say (sth) in a sharp harsh voice 以尖锐或咆哮的声音说出(某事): When she's angry, she often barks at the children. 她生气时, 常呵斥孩子. * The sergeant barked (out) an order. 那个士官大声发出命令. 用法: 3 (idm 习语) bark up the wrong `tree (esp in the continuous tenses 尤用於进行时态) be mistaken about sth 把某事物搞错了; 错怪了人: If you think that, you're barking up the wrong tree altogether. 你要是那样想, 你就大错特错了. |