英汉词典

1. （犬）吠，狺狺
    When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.

bark

    e.g. Don't let the dogs bark...
           让那些狗别叫。
    e.g. 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。

2. 大声嚷；吼叫；厉声叫喊
    If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.

bark

    e.g. I didn't mean to bark at you...
           我不是成心对你嚷嚷的。
    e.g. 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.

bark的近义词

4. 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.

    e.g. 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