lark

• n.云雀；百灵鸟；欢乐
• vi.骑马玩乐；嬉耍
• vt.愚弄
• n.(Lark)人名；(东南亚国家华语)六

词源不详。

lark (n.1)

"songbird," early 14c., earlier lauerche (c. 1200), from Old English lawerce (late Old English laferce), from Proto-Germanic *laiw(a)rikon (cognates: Old Saxon lewerka, Frisian liurk, Old Norse lævirik, Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), of unknown origin. Some Old English and Old Norse forms suggest a compound meaning "treason-worker," but there is no folk tale to explain or support this.

lark (n.2)

"spree, frolic," 1811, possibly shortening of skylark (1809), sailors' slang "play rough in the rigging of a ship" (larks were proverbial for high-flying), or from English dialectal lake/laik "to play" (c. 1300, from Old Norse leika "to play," from PIE *leig- "to leap") with intrusive -r- common in southern British dialect. The verb lake, considered characteristic of Northern English vocabulary, is the opposite of work but lacks the other meanings of play. As a verb, from 1813. Related: Larked; larking.

1. The children thought it was a great lark.

孩子们以为这很好玩。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The boys didn't mean any harm—they just did it for a lark.

那些男孩并无恶意—他们只是闹着玩罢了。

来自《权威词典》

3. He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.

他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Give a lark to catch a kite.

得了风筝,失了云雀.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Try the LARK method and see how it works for you.

试下LARK法,然后看看它对你的帮助有多少.

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