bark

noun

1. 树皮
   the outer covering of a tree
2. （狗等的）吠声，嗥叫声
   the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals
3. 枪声；短促响亮的人声
   a short loud sound made by a gun or a voice
   1. a bark of laughter
      一声大笑

verb

1. （狗）吠叫
   when a dog barks , it makes a short loud sound
   1. The dog suddenly started barking at us.
      那条狗突然开始对我们汪汪叫。
2. 厉声发令；厉声质问
   to give orders, ask questions, etc. in a loud, unfriendly way
   1. She barked out an order.
      她厉声宣布命令。
   2. He barked questions at her.
      他厉声质问她。
3. 擦破（或蹭掉）…的皮
   to rub the skin off your knee, etc. by falling or by knocking against sth

1. VERB （犬）吠，狺狺
   When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
   1. Don't let the dogs bark...
      让那些狗别叫。
   2. A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.
      小狗对着它正在追赶的一只海鸥吠叫。
   3. Bark is also a noun.
      
   4. The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
      短毛猎犬一阵狂吠。
2. VERB 大声嚷；吼叫；厉声叫喊
   If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.
   1. I didn't mean to bark at you...
      我不是成心对你嚷嚷的。
   2. A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.
      警察双手握枪，厉声发出指令。
3. 树皮
   Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
4. PHRASE 刀子嘴，豆腐心；冷面孔，菩萨心
   If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are.
   1. She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.
      她脾气可能有点暴躁，但她是刀子嘴，豆腐心。
5. to be barking up the wrong tree → see: tree

1. Don't let the dogs bark
   让那些狗别叫。
2. A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.
   小狗对着它正在追赶的一只海鸥吠叫。
3. A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.
   警察双手握枪，厉声发出指令。
4. She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.
   她脾气可能有点暴躁，但她是刀子嘴，豆腐心。
5. Paths of bark chippings will help to give the impression of a woodland walkway.
   铺满碎树皮的小路有助于制造林间小道的印象。
6. 'Ha!' It was a cross between a laugh and a bark
   “哈！”那声音听起来既像在笑又像在叫。
7. This tree is always recognizable by its extremely beautiful silvery bark.
   这种树很容易辨认，因为它有着非常漂亮的银色树皮。
8. The leaves, bark and sap are also common ingredients of local herbal remedies.
   树叶、树皮和树汁也是当地草药的常用药材。
9. I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark
   我将原木放到了地上，刨掉了树皮。
10. It takes the bark of three whole trees to make enough of the drug to treat a single patient
    单是治疗一个病人，就需要三棵树的全部树皮来制取这种药。
11. Bark may be used as raw material for paper-making.
    树皮可以做造纸的原料。
12. Cocks crow and dogs bark.
    鸡叫狗咬。
13. Some officers bark out their orders.
    一些军官吼叫着发布命令。
14. Pitch bleeds freely from break in the bark.
    树脂从树皮的裂口自然地流出来。
15. They could hear each other's cocks crow and dogs bark.
    鸡犬之声相闻。
16. Running our of grain, the army had to live on wild fruit and tree bark.
    部队断了粮，只能靠野果和树皮充饥。
17. You can use mulch made from bark, pine needles, cottonseed or oak leaves.
    你可以用树皮，松针，棉籽叶或橡树叶做的根护物。
18. The growing birch tree exfoliated excess bark.
    这正成长的桦树剥落了过剩的树皮。
19. Shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia.
    灌木或小型乔木具有芳香的树皮；产于美国东部和亚洲东部。
20. He made a gash in the bark of the oak tree with a sharp knife.
    他用一把锐利的刀子在橡树的树皮上割了一道锐利的伤口。
21. Primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees.
    主要吃苹果树和其它树的高处和根部的树皮。
22. The method and technological conditions for extraction of extract procyanidins from Caribbean pine bark were systematically investigated.
    系统研究了以加勒比松树皮为原料提取原花青素的方法及工艺条件。
23. And I also know that the tree's fruit, leaves and bark are all valuable medicinal materials.
    而且我知道银杏树的果实、树叶、树皮都是珍贵的药材。
24. European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches.
    欧洲的一种桦树，有银白色脱落树皮和下垂的枝条。
25. Deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States.
    有芳香树皮的每年落叶的灌木；中国东部；美国西南和东部。
26. It was also known to eat worms and grubs from bark and moss.
    他们也吃树皮或苔藓中的蠕虫和蛴螬。
27. Leaves and bark may be tree enough.
    树只要有叶子和皮也许就够了。
28. They chew the sappy twigs and bark of birch.
    它们嘴嚼桦树上多汁的嫩枝和树皮。
29. Genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons.
    长有果皮不裂的豆，带有黑种子的灌木和乔木的属；根和树皮生长出对于鱼有害的物质。
30. Deer had stripped the tree of its bark.
    鹿啃掉了树皮。

  bark bay growl howl snarl yap【导航词义：吠，叫】

  bark v. 吠，叫；发出轰响

〔辨析〕主要指狗、狐、松鼠等吠、叫；除此之外，还可以指人发出短促清脆的轰响。

  bay v. 发出长嗥，连续吠叫

〔辨析〕指狗或狼连续不断地叫，声音低沉，尤指在追捕猎物时狂叫。

  growl v. 狂吠；低吼

〔辨析〕指狗高声吠叫，作此义解时常可与 bark 换用；也可指狗等动物低声吼叫。

  howl v. 嗥叫，狂吠

〔辨析〕指狗或狼长时间地高声叫。

  snarl v. 咆哮

〔辨析〕指狗等动物发怒时从牙齿间低声发出吼叫，常可与 growl 换用。

  yap v. 狂吠，急叫

〔辨析〕指小狗兴奋地吠叫。

n.

sb's bark is worse than their bite

• 嘴硬心软；说话强硬，其实并不伤人；貌似凶狠
  used to say that sb is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound

v.

be barking up the wrong tree

• 把方法搞错（或想偏）；走错路线
  to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve sth
  1. 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。

why keep a dog and bark yourself?

• 既然有人代劳，何必自己操劳
  if sb can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself

noun

1. a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

   Synonym:    barque

2. the sound made by a dog

3. a noise resembling the bark of a dog

4. tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

verb

1. tan (a skin) with bark tannins

2. speak in an unfriendly tone
   1. She barked into the dictaphone

3. make barking sounds
   1. The dogs barked at the stranger

4. remove the bark of a tree

   Synonym:    skin

5. cover with bark