bark

/bɑːk/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

树皮；（狗等的）吠声；叫声；（狗）吠；叫

释义与例句

n. 树皮
the tough outer covering of the trunk, branches and roots of trees
  1. The bark of the old oak tree was rough and deeply cracked.
    那棵老橡树的树皮粗糙，布满深深的裂纹。
  2. Some animals feed on the soft inner bark of young trees.
    有些动物以幼树柔软的内皮为食。
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  1. Workers stripped the bark from the logs before loading them onto the truck.
    工人们先把原木的树皮剥下，再装上卡车。
n. （狗等的）吠声；叫声
the short loud sound made by a dog or some other animals
  1. A single bark from the guard dog made the stranger stop.
    看门狗叫了一声，陌生人便停了下来。
  2. The sharp bark of a fox echoed through the forest at night.
    夜里，狐狸尖锐的叫声在森林中回荡。
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  1. Her dog's bark is worse than its bite; it rarely harms anyone.
    她的狗叫得凶，但并不咬人，很少伤人。
v. （狗）吠；叫
(of a dog) to make a short loud sound
  1. The dog barked loudly at the postman through the gate.
    狗隔着栅栏朝邮差大声吠叫。
  2. Our neighbour's dog barks every time a car passes the house.
    邻居家的狗每次有车经过房子都会叫。
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  1. The puppy barked with excitement when its owner came home.
    主人回家时，小狗兴奋地叫了起来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 bark 既可作名词表示“树皮”或“狗吠声”，也可作动词表示“吠叫”；短语 bark up the wrong tree 表示“找错对象”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • barking 吠叫的；疯狂的
    现在分词或形容词，可表示狗在叫，也可口语中表示“疯狂的”。
  • barker 吠叫者；招揽顾客的人
    可数名词，可指吠叫的狗，也可指在市场、游乐场大声招揽生意的人。
同义词
  • yelp （狗）短促尖叫；吠叫
    bark 指狗常规的吠叫声，声音通常较响；yelp 指短促、尖锐的叫声，常因疼痛、惊吓或兴奋而发出。
    The small dog yelped when it stepped on the cold tile. 那只小狗踩到冰凉的瓷砖时短促地叫了一声。
反义词
  • whimper （狗）呜咽；啜泣
    bark 是响亮的吠叫；whimper 指狗或人发出的微弱、呜咽般的声音，常表示害怕、痛苦或乞求。
    The lost puppy whimpered quietly in the corner. 走失的小狗在角落里低声呜咽。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • barque 三桅帆船
    bark 与 barque 发音相同，但 bark 指树皮或狗吠；barque 是一种帆船，仅用于书面语。
    An old barque sailed slowly into the harbour at dusk. 黄昏时分，一艘古老的三桅帆船缓缓驶入港口。
常见搭配
  • tree bark 树皮
    The tree bark was covered in green moss after the long rain. 长时间降雨后，树皮上长满了绿色的苔藓。
  • bark at 朝……吠叫
    The dog barked at every stranger who approached the door. 狗对每个走近门口的陌生人都吠叫。
  • bark up the wrong tree 找错对象；搞错方向
    If you think I broke the window, you're barking up the wrong tree. 如果你认为是我打碎了窗户，那你就找错人了。