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bark

/ˈbɑrk/KK

/ˈbɑɹk/IPA

練發音
名詞
高中
難度 6 個義項
自然與環境
countable
uncountable
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

barks

1.
狗吠聲;犬吠聲
極常用

狗發出的短促響亮叫聲。

用法:常見搭配為「狗對著某人或某物吠叫」;說聲音時可用「發出吠聲」。

a loud bark
a sharp bark
hear a dog bark
give a bark
the bark of a dog

We heard a dog's bark outside the apartment late at night.

深夜時,我們聽見公寓外有狗吠聲。

One loud bark made the baby wake up.

一聲響亮的狗叫把嬰兒吵醒了。

2.
樹皮
常用

樹幹和樹枝最外層的保護組織。

用法:常用「樹的樹皮」或「從樹上剝下樹皮」等說法。

thick bark
bark chips
peel bark off a tree
tree bark
rough bark

The students touched the tree bark in front of their school.

學生們摸了學校前面的樹皮。

Some insects live under the bark of trees.

有些昆蟲住在樹皮底下。

3.
粗聲厲氣的話;呵斥聲
較少用
文學

以急促、嚴厲且不太友善的語氣說出的話或命令。

用法:較常見於敘述或新聞式文字;日常對話裡通常直接說某人語氣很兇。

answer with a bark
a sharp bark
a bark of laughter

The coach's bark made the team stop talking at once.

教練的大聲吼叫讓全隊立刻停止說話。

4.
吠叫
極常用

指狗發出短促而響亮的叫聲。

用法:表示對象時用「對著……吠叫」。不能因為中文說「狗在叫」就省略必要的介系詞來表達對象。

bark at a stranger
bark at the door
bark loudly
keep barking
start barking

Our neighbor's dog barks at everyone who brings a package.

我們鄰居的狗會對每個送包裹來的人吠叫。

Please close the window—the dog across the street has been barking for an hour.

請把窗戶關起來——街對面的狗已經吠了一個小時。

5.
厲聲說;喝令
常用

以急促、嚴厲的語氣說話,尤其是下命令或責罵時。

用法:可直接接受詞,如「厲聲下令」;也可用「對某人厲聲說」。

bark a command
bark at someone
bark out instructions
bark a reply
bark an order

The station worker barked directions when the last train arrived.

末班車到站時,站務人員厲聲喊出指示。

“Put your phones away,” the teacher barked at the noisy students.

「把手機收起來。」老師對吵鬧的學生厲聲說。

6.
找錯方向;白費力氣
常用
非正式

用於「找錯樹而吠」這個慣用語,表示依循錯誤線索,或把責任怪到不對的人身上。

用法:固定說法是「找錯樹而吠」。主詞可以是人,也可以是指控、猜測等事物。

bark up the wrong tree
be barking up the wrong tree

If you think I ate your lunch, you're barking up the wrong tree.

如果你以為是我吃了你的午餐,那你可找錯人了。

常見錯誤

The dog barked to the stranger.

The dog barked at the stranger.

My dog is always barking me when I come home.

My dog is always barking at me when I come home.

There are many barks on this tree.

There is a lot of bark on this tree.

The teacher barked to us to be quiet.

The teacher barked, “Be quiet,” at us.

相關字詞
yap 近義
growl 近義
tree 常見搭配
bark up the wrong tree 片語形式
woof 近義
學習提示

・「吠叫」是最常見的動詞義;若要說吠叫的對象,記得使用表示對象的介系詞。

・「樹皮」通常是不可數名詞,因此一般不會在單一棵樹的情境中使用複數。

・「找錯樹而吠」是固定慣用語,意為找錯方向、猜錯人或怪錯人。

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