[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。
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to be barking up the wrong tree→see:
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bark/bɑːk; NAmEbɑːrk/
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barkbarksbarkedbarkingnoun _tree_bark_comp.jpg _log.jpg [uncountable , countable ]1the outer covering of a tree 树皮2the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals (狗等的)吠声,嗥叫声3a 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IDIOMsb'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verb1[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
IDIOMbe 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
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n.bark/bɑːk; NAmEbɑːrk/
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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 somethingSYN graze: I barked my shin against the step.
bark1 verb
bark2 noun
barkbark2 ●●○ noun
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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
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