bark學測 L2KK [ˈbɑrk] ｜ /ˈbɑrk/
狗叫聲；吠聲·（狗）吠叫·厲聲喝令·樹皮
狗叫聲與樹皮同一字，學測常考同形詞義
The dog barked so loudly that everyone in the building could hear it.
那隻狗叫得太大聲，整棟大樓的人都聽得到。
義項
狗吠聲響C1noun狗叫聲；吠聲
I knew the dog was coming around the corner because I could hear its loud bark.
我知道那隻狗正繞過轉角走來，因為我聽得到牠大聲的吠叫。
a loud barkhear a bark
對人吠叫C1verb（狗）吠叫
The dog began to bark loudly when someone knocked on the door.
有人敲門時，那隻狗開始大聲吠叫。
bark atbark loudly
喝令下達C1verb厲聲喝令
The coach barked orders at the players during practice.
教練在練習時對球員厲聲下達指令。
bark ordersbark commands
樹幹外皮C1noun樹皮
The rough bark of the tree protected it from the cold wind.
樹幹粗糙的樹皮保護它免受寒風侵襲。
tree barkrough bark
片語
bark up the wrong tree對錯樹狂吠 →搞錯方向；找錯目標
bark orders厲聲下令 →大聲命令別人做事
bark at對著吠叫 →朝對象大聲吠叫怒斥
你會不會這樣說？
'The bark of the tree protected it from the cold wind.' 這裡的 bark 意思最接近哪個？(A) 狗叫聲 (B) 樹皮 (C) 厲聲命令
看答案
(B)
此句描述樹木外層，對應「樹皮」義項，而非聲音意義。
The coach ___ orders at the players during practice. (bark / park)
看答案
bark
bark 是「吼叫」，park 是「停車」，發音只差開頭子音，容易混淆。
字族
barking 吠叫的；大聲喊叫的