bark
noun uk/bɑːk/ us/bɑːrk/
(TREE)
[ U ]树皮
the hard outer covering of a tree
(DOG)
[ C ]狗叫声;嗥叫声
the loud, rough noise that a dog and some other animals make
- More examples
- My dog has a very loud bark.
- It was a noise like a dog's bark.
- I'd have recognized my own dog's bark.
Idiom
someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom 刀子嘴豆腐心;言语比行动吓人
If someone's bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant or frightening as they seem.
Don't let her frighten you - her bark is worse than her bite. 别被她吓倒了，她这人是刀子嘴豆腐心。
bark
verb uk/bɑːk/ us/bɑːrk/
B2 [ I ]狗叫
(of a dog) to make a loud, rough noise
They heard a dog barking outside. 他们听见外面有狗叫声。
C2 [ T ]咆哮，怒吼
to shout at someone in a forceful manner
The sergeant barked (out) a succession of orders to the new recruits. 中士向那些新兵大声下了一连串命令。
- More examples
- A dog in the next street was barking most of the night.
- We always know when someone's coming to the door because the dog barks.
- The baby started to cry when the puppy barked at her.
- The hounds spotted a rabbit in the distance and ran off barking excitedly.
- At the vet's, everyone was sitting quietly when my dog suddenly began to bark.
Idiom
be barking up the wrong treeidiom informal 找错了原因；用错了方法
to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something
She thinks it'll solve the problem, but I think she's barking up the wrong tree. 她认为这能解决问题，可我觉得她找错了门。