名詞 prank:

1. acting like a clown or buffoon
   同義詞：buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade
2. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   同義詞：antic, joke, trick, caper, put-on

動(dòng)詞 prank:

1. dress or decorate showily or gaudily
2. dress up showily

1. A wicked prank; a critic's wicked wit.
   一個(gè)戲謔的玩笑; 批評(píng)家善于戲謔人的才思
2. It is controversial whether sow false news on the net on april fool's day be an online prank.
   在愚人節(jié)時(shí)用網(wǎng)路散布不實(shí)消息是否算是網(wǎng)路惡作劇引起了爭(zhēng)論。
3. A playful or amusing act; a prank.
   詼諧開(kāi)玩笑或滑稽的動(dòng)作; 開(kāi)玩笑
4. Those schoolboys like to play pranks on their teachers.
   那些小學(xué)生們喜歡作弄他們的老師。

prank

n.（名詞）
A mischievous trick or practical joke.
惡作?。簮鹤鲃』蛄钊穗y堪的玩笑

來(lái)源：
[Origin unknown]
[語(yǔ)源不明]

prank
prank 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
pranked,prank.ing,pranks
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily.
招搖或華麗地裝飾或打扮
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make an ostentatious display.
炫耀地展示

來(lái)源：
From Middle English pranken [to show off]
源自 中古英語(yǔ) pranken [炫耀]
perhaps from Middle Dutch pronken from pronk [show, display]
可能源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ) pronken 源自 pronk [展現(xiàn)，展示]
and from Middle Low German prunken from prank [display]
并源自 中古低地德語(yǔ) prunken 源自 prank [展示]