lark
lark1
noun
be up with the lark
lark2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
larkiness
noun
larky
adjective
语源
noun
- a small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage
百灵鸟，云雀 - Family Alaudidae: many genera and numerous species, e.g. the skylark and shorelark
百灵科：多属，众多种，如云雀和滨百灵
■used in names of similar birds of other families, e.g. meadowlark
［用于类似别科鸟名，如草地鹨。］
■(informal)a person who habitually gets up early, and who feels at their most productive early in the day
(非正式)习惯早起者。 常与 owl 相对
be up with the lark
- get out of bed very early in the morning
早起
- Old English lǣferce, lǣwerce; related to Dutch leeuwerik and German Lerche; of unknown ultimate origin
lark2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- something done for fun, especially something mischievous or daring; an amusing adventure or escapade
嬉耍，玩笑，顽皮举动
I only went along for a lark.
我跟着去只是找点乐。
■[usu. with modifier](Brit.)used to suggest that an activity is foolish or a waste of time
(英)愚蠢无益之举
he's serious about this music lark.
他对这种音乐玩笑倒挺认真。
- [no obj.]enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way
嬉耍，玩乐
he's always joking and larking about in the office.
他在办公室总是开玩笑并打打闹闹。
larkiness
noun
larky
adjective
语源
- early 19th cent.: perhaps from dialect lake 'play', from Old Norse leika, but compare with skylark in the same sense, which is recorded earlier
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