lark

noun

1. 百灵鸟；云雀
   a small brown bird with a pleasant song
2. 嬉戏；玩乐；玩笑
   a thing that you do for fun or as a joke
   1. 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。
3. （认为）浪费时间的活动；不受重视的活动
   an activity that you think is a waste of time or that you do not take seriously
   1. Perhaps this riding lark would be more fun than she'd thought.
      也许这次骑马的无聊活动比她所想象的要好玩一些。

verb

verb

1. 百灵鸟；云雀
   A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound.
2. N-COUNT （可能带有淘气或危险性质的）玩乐，玩耍，嬉戏
   If you say that doing something is a lark, you mean that it is fun, although perhaps naughty or dangerous.
   1. The children thought it was a great lark...
      孩子们以为这很好玩。
   2. The chances are that the thief will be under 21 and doing it for a lark...
      偷东西的很可能是个不到21岁的年轻人，干这事儿只是贪玩。
   3. He'd made it seem rather a lark, to be visiting a supposedly haunted house.
      他把到一间据说闹鬼的屋子探访说得好像多有意思似的。
3. N-COUNT （用于幽默地表示好笑、愚蠢或多余）演戏这玩意儿/耍笔杆子这一行
   You use lark in expressions such as this acting lark and the writing lark to indicate humorously that you think an activity or job is amusing, foolish, or unnecessary.
   1. He got the part, and eventually decided the acting lark wasn't half bad.
      他赢得了那个角色，一番考虑后觉得演戏这玩意儿感觉也还不错。

1. The children thought it was a great lark
   孩子们以为这很好玩。
2. The chances are that the thief will be under 21 and doing it for a lark
   偷东西的很可能是个不到21岁的年轻人，干这事儿只是贪玩。
3. He'd made it seem rather a lark, to be visiting a supposedly haunted house.
   他把到一间据说闹鬼的屋子探访说得好像多有意思似的。
4. He got the part, and eventually decided the acting lark wasn't half bad.
   他赢得了那个角色，一番考虑后觉得演戏这玩意儿感觉也还不错。
5. 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。
6. One day you cant carry a tune, now you sing like a lark.
   现在你唱得像百灵鸟，迟早有一天连调子都不会哼。
7. A lark was singing high up in the sky.
   一只云雀在高空中歌唱。
8. I don't much like this queuing lark.
   我可不太喜欢排队的事。
9. What do you think of this civil defence lark?
   你对民防这玩意作何想法？
10. I do hearthe morning lark.
    我听见了早晨的百灵鸟歌唱。
11. I was wrong, our state bird is the Meadow Lark.
    我错了，我们的国家鸟类是草原百灵鸟。
12. You can't kill people on a lark.
    你不能就这样轻而易举的杀了他。
13. They stole the car for a lark, but now they're in trouble.
    他们偷了汽车原以为好玩，现在可惹祸了。
14. She implored you take back lark.
    她恳求你带回百灵。
15. She is as cheerful as a lark.
    她都快活成一只百灵鸟了。
16. He did it only for a lark.
    他只是为玩乐而做。
17. An hour later, lion king came and was surprised to see lark didn't come.
    一小时后，狮子大王来了，它很惊异地看见车站里没有百灵鸟的身影。
18. At last the lad decided to adopt it even though he adopted a lark lately.
    最终，小伙子决定收养它，尽管他最近才收养了一只百灵鸟。
19. Only the little lark never sang.
    不过这只百灵鸟从来不歌唱。
20. Lark. it's the name of our boat.
    云雀，那是我们船的名字。
21. This lark is going to turn into a milch cow.
    树林中快乐地叽叽喳喳叫的小鸟.这个小百灵鸟快要变成有奶的牛了。
22. Yesterday, I went to visit that dog friend and I heard lark was singing at a wooden house.
    昨天，我去拜访我的狗朋友时路过河边，听见百灵鸟在河边的小木屋里唱歌。
23. In the triangle ( sex), I put a mirror, symbol of the mirror lark!
    在三角形（“性”），我放了镜子云雀镜子，象征！
24. The lark and the eagle in their flight leave no mark;
    飞翔中的百灵鸟和鹰不留下一丝痕迹；
25. You are like a lark.
    你就像是百灵鸟。
26. How long have you been doing this teaching lark, then?
    那么，你干教书这行当有多久了？
27. A lark is flying across the blue sky, I love you, China!
    百灵鸟从蓝天上飞过，我爱你，中国！
28. We heard the familiar trill of the lark.
    我们听到了云雀那熟悉的啭鸣声。
29. Then the lark is so brimful of gladness and love.
    这时云雀满怀着喜悦和爱。
30. When animals expecting lark's performance, another interesting things happened at forest primary school.
    当动物们都在期盼着百灵鸟的演出时，另一件有趣的事在森林小学发生了。

lark about/around

1. 傻玩；胡闹；嬉戏
   to enjoy yourself by behaving in a silly way

n.

be/get up with the lark

• 清晨早起；鸡鸣即起
  to get out of bed very early in the morning

blow/sod that for a lark

• （认为太费力而不想干时说）
  used by sb who does not want to do sth because it involves too much effort
  1. Sod that for a lark! I'm not doing any more tonight.
     拉他妈的倒吧！我今晚再也不做了。

noun

1. any carefree episode

   Synonym:    escapade

2. any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing

3. a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country

   Synonym:    pipittitlark

4. North American songbirds having a yellow breast

   Synonym:    meadowlark

verb

1. play boisterously
   1. The children frolicked in the garden
   2. the gamboling lambs in the meadows
   3. The toddlers romped in the playroom

   Synonym:    frolicrollickskylarkdisportsportcavortgambolfriskromprun aroundlark about