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This flashcard details the multiple meanings and uses of the word "bark." As a verb, it means to make the sound of a dog, to shout or yell, or to scrape skin. As a noun, it refers to the outer covering of a tree, a dog's loud sound, a gun shot, or a harsh voice, and includes the idioms "bark is worse than bite" and "barking up the wrong tree."

此闪卡详细介绍了单词“bark”的多种含义和用法:作为动词,指狗吠、大声喊叫以及擦伤皮肤;作为名词,指树皮、狗叫声、枪声或粗暴的喊叫声,还包括习语“bark is worse than bite”和“barking up the wrong tree”。

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/bɑ͟ː(r)k/
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[VERB 动词](犬)吠,狺狺 When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
  [V]
  [V at n]
  • Don't let the dogs bark...

    让那些狗别叫。

  • A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.

    小狗对着它正在追赶的一只海鸥吠叫。

  • Bark is also a noun.
    • The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.

      短毛猎犬一阵狂吠。

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[VERB 动词]大声嚷;吼叫;厉声叫喊 If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.
  [V at n]
  [V n]
  [Also V with quote]
  • I didn't mean to bark at you...

    我不是成心对你嚷嚷的。

  • A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.

    警察双手握枪,厉声发出指令。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]树皮 Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
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    [PHRASE 短语]刀子嘴,豆腐心;冷面孔,菩萨心 If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are.
      [V inflects]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.

      她脾气可能有点暴躁,但她是刀子嘴,豆腐心。

    5

    to be barking up the wrong tree→see:
    tree
    ;

      Oxford bark / bɑːk ; NAmE bɑːrk /
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      bark barks barked barking
      noun _tree_bark_comp.jpg _log.jpg [uncountable ,  countable ] 1 the outer covering of a tree 树皮 2 the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals (狗等的)吠声,嗥叫声 3 a short loud sound made by a gun or a voice 枪声;短促响亮的人声 ◆ a bark of laughter 一声大笑 IDIOM sb's bark is worse than their bite ( informal) used to say that sb is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound 嘴硬心软;说话强硬,其实并不伤人;貌似凶狠 verb 1 [intransitive ] bark(at sb/sth) when a dog barks,it makes a short loud sound (狗)吠叫 ◆ The dog suddenly started barking at us. 那条狗突然开始对我们汪汪叫。 2 [transitive ] to give orders, ask questions, etc. in a loud, unfriendly way 厉声发令;厉声质问 barkout sth ◆ She barked out an order. 她厉声下命令。 barksth (at sb) ◆ He barked questions at her. 他厉声质问她。 + speech ◆ ‘Who are you?’ he barked. “你是谁?”他厉声质问道。 3 [transitive ] barksth ( especially BrE) to rub the skin off your knee, etc. by falling or by knocking against sth 擦破(或蹭掉)…的皮 SYN
      graze
      IDIOM be barking up the wrong ˈtree ( informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve sth 把方法搞错(或想偏);走错路线 ◆ You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money. 你要是指望我们借钱给你,你是走错庙门了。
      IDIOMsee
      dog
        n.
      bark / bɑːk ; NAmE bɑːrk /
      LDC
      bark1 verb
      bark2 noun
      barkbark1 /bɑːk $ bɑːrk/ ●●○ verb
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      1[intransitive] when a dog barks, it makes a short loud sound or series of sounds → growlbark at The dog always barks at strangers.2 (also bark out) [transitive] to say something quickly in a loud voicebark at ‘Don’t just stand there, give me a hand,’ she barked at the shop assistant.3bark up the wrong tree informal to have a wrong idea, or do something in a way that will not give you the information or result you want:  The police spent three months barking up the wrong tree on the murder investigation.4[transitive] to rub the skin off your knee, elbow etc by falling or knocking against something SYN  graze:  I barked my shin against the step.
      bark1 verb
      bark2 noun
      barkbark2 ●●○ noun
      Word Origin
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      1[countable] the sharp loud sound made by a dog2[uncountable] the outer covering of a tree3[countable] a loud sound or voice:  Amy’s voice was a hoarse bark.4somebody’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
      WDF

      bark

      [bɑ:k]barked, barking, barks

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      树皮(92%),咆哮(4%),狗吠(2%),剥皮(1%),擦伤(1%)
      n.(Bark)人名;(英、西、德、捷、法、芬、瑞典)巴克;(阿拉伯、俄)巴尔克
      n.树皮;深青棕色;毛皮;皮肤;狗叫
      vt.狗叫;尖叫;剥皮

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