Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural larks, present participle larking, past tense, past participle larked
1N-COUNT 百灵鸟;云雀 A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. 百灵鸟;云雀
2N-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. (可能带有淘气或危险性质的)玩乐,玩耍,嬉戏
The children thought it was a great lark.
孩子们以为这很好玩。
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。
He'd made it seem rather a lark, to be visiting a supposedly haunted house.
3N-COUNT [the/this n N](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. (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 [British, informal]
He got the part, and eventually decided the acting lark wasn't half bad.