bark

noun

/bɑːk/

/bɑːrk/

[uncountable, countable]Idioms

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the outer layer of a tree树皮
- The bark peels off in summer.树皮在夏季脱落。
- The people strip the bark and use it in medicines.这些人剥下树皮入药。
Topics Plants and treesc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rough
- tree
- birch
- …
verb + bark
- peel off
- remove
- strip
- …
bark + verb
- peel off
bark + noun
- chippings
- chips
- mulch
- …
the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals（狗等的）吠声，嗥叫声
- The dog gave a loud bark.那条狗大声地吠叫。
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- loud
- noisy
verb + bark
- give
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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- short
- harsh
- sharp
- …
verb + bark
- give
phrases
- a bark of laughter

词源noun senses 2 to 3 Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break. noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr; perhaps related to birch.

Idioms

somebody’s bark is worse than their bite

(informal) used to say that somebody 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

bark

verb

/bɑːk/

/bɑːrk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they bark	/bɑːk/ /bɑːrk/
he / she / it barks	/bɑːks/ /bɑːrks/
past simple barked	/bɑːkt/ /bɑːrkt/
past participle barked	/bɑːkt/ /bɑːrkt/
-ing form barking	/ˈbɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive] bark (at somebody/something) 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。
- The dog was barking furiously at a cat.那条狗冲着一只猫狂吠。
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- angrily
- excitedly
- frantically
- …
preposition
- at
[transitive] to give orders, ask questions, etc. in a loud, unfriendly way 厉声发令；厉声质问
- bark out something She barked out an order.她厉声命令。
- bark something (at somebody) 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。
[transitive] bark something (British English) to rub the skin off your knee, etc. by falling or by knocking against something擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮 synonym graze
- I barked my shins when I fell on the steps.我跌倒在台阶上时擦破了小腿。

词源verb senses 1 to 2 Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break. verb sense 3 Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr; perhaps related to birch.

Idioms

be barking up the wrong tree

(informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something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。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

why keep a dog and bark yourself?

(informal, saying) if somebody can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself既然有人代劳，何必自己操劳