bark/bɑːk/

vt

1. 大声嚷；吼叫

• bark at a beggar 冲着一名乞丐大嚷

2. 擦破(膝盖、肘等部位的)皮

• I fell off the bike, barking my elbow against the road. 我从自行车上摔下来，胳膊肘碰到路面上擦破了皮。

vi (狗、狐等)吠，叫

• The dog always barks at the strangers. 这条狗见到生人，总是叫个不停。

词组bark up the wrong tree 非正式 找错了对象，认错了目标

• If you think you can cheat me, you are barking up the wrong tree. 如果你以为能骗得了我，那可就错了。

bark at the moon 美非正式 空嚷

• Stop barking at the moon; do some practical things. 别再说空话了，做些实事吧。