pranks

n.

玩笑，恶作剧( prank的名词复数 )；

play pranks ◎戏弄，开玩笑 , ◎(机器等)出毛病，运转反常

1. Later on, we found out that it was one of our friends playing a prank on us.
   后来我们才发现原来那是我们同去的一个朋友在和我们开玩笑呢。
2. Can you imagine Sir Alex Ferguson attempting a disruptive prank like this?
   你能想象弗爵爷以这种打断采访的形式来和球员开玩笑么？
3. He was the goat of their vicious prank.
   他成为他们恶作剧的对象。
4. My older sister put me up to making a prank telephone call.
   是我姐姐怂恿我打这个恶作剧电话的。

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