Смысл: bark 
bark I
1.[bɑ:k] n
<Í> 1) лай
2) лающий звук; резкийили отрывистый звук
rasping bark - лающий кашель
bark of a gun - грохот выстрела
3) окрик; рявканье
4) грубый ответ
♢ his bark is worse than his bite - ≅ брехливая собака лает, но не кусает
2.[bɑ:k] v
<Í> 1. 1) лаять
to bark one's head off - а) оглушительно лаять; б) орать
2) рявкать
to bark at one's children - повышать голос /орать/ на детей
the sergeant barked❝Attention!❞ - сержант рявкнул: «Смирно!»
3)разг.
the engine barked - мотор оглушительно чихнул
the guns barked - загремели выстрелы
2.амер. разг. зрителей )
♢ to bark at the moon - лаять на луну, заниматься бесполезным делом
to bark up the wrong tree - а) обрушиться не на то /не на того/; б) направить свои усилия не на то; ≅ идти по ложному следу
if she expects me to get her a job, she barks up the wrong tree - напрасно она надеется, что я найду ей работу
II
1.[bɑ:k] n
<Í> 1. 1) кора; луб
he stripped the tree of its bark - он содрал кору с дерева
2)сл.
2.мед. тж.
3. дубильная кора
♢ a man with the bark on - амер.
to take the bark off smth. - обесценивать что-л.; лишать что-л. обаяния /привлекательности/
to talk the bark off a tree - ≅ заговорить кого-л. до потери сознания
to come /to go/ between the bark and the tree - вмешиваться в чужие (особ.
2.[bɑ:k] v
<Í> 1. образовывать, наращивать кору (о дереве ); покрываться корой
2. дубить
3. ссадить, содрать кожу
he barked his knee [elbow] - он ссадил коленку [ободрал локоть]
4.спец.
II
[bɑ:k]
n
<Í> 1. барк (парусное судно )
2.поэт.
1.
<Í> 1) лай
2) лающий звук; резкий
3) окрик; рявканье
4) грубый ответ
2.
<Í> 1. 1) лаять
2) рявкать
3)
2.
II
1.
<Í> 1. 1) кора; луб
2)
2.
3. дубильная кора
2.
<Í> 1. образовывать, наращивать кору (
2. дубить
3. ссадить, содрать кожу
4.
II
<Í> 1. барк (
2.
bark Идиома
bark is worse than his bite
bark is worse than one
bark up the wrong tree
barking
embark on
He embarked on a ship for America yesterday evening.他昨天晚上乘船去了美国。
2．engage in着手；从事
The city has embarked on a program of reshaping its streets and roads．这个城市已着手进行将街道和公路重新规划的项目。
They are embarking on the policy of economic development．他们正在执行发展经济的政策。
Having embarked on this course，they had to stick to it．他们既然已经走上了这条路，只好走到底。
One's bark is worse than one's bite
Idiom(s): One's bark is worse than one's biteTheme: THREATENING
A proverb meaning that one may threaten, but not do much damage.
• Don't worry about Bob. He won't hurt you. His bark is worse than his bite.
• She may scream and yell, but have no fear. Her bark is worse than her bite.
Dogs of the same street bark alike.
People from the same background have the same behaviour.Don't bark if you can't bite.
Don't complain if you can't enforce your point of view.All bark and no bite
When someone talks tough but really isn't, they are all bark and no bite.Bark is worse than their bite
Someone who's bark is worse than their bite may well get angry and shout, but doesn't take action.Barking up the wrong tree
If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong.Barkus is willing
This idiom means that someone is willing to get married.Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the
If you don't know what to do, you don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon.My dogs are barking
(USA) When someone says this, they mean that their feet are hurting.Their bark is worse than their bite
If someone's bark is worse than their bite, they get angry and shout and make threats, but don't actually do anything.Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
There's no need to do something yourself when you have somebody to do it for you, usually trivial matters.You do not get a dog and bark yourself
(UK) If there is someone in a lower position who can or should do a task, then you shouldn't do it.Barking dogs seldom bite.
People who talk a lot or threaten may not be actually harmful.bark up the wrong tree|bark|tree|wrong tree
v. phr., informal To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree. He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad luck. The police were looking for a tall thin man, but were barking up the wrong tree; the thief was short and fat.bark worse than one's bite|bark|bite
informal Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite. The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite. She was always scolding her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.bark
barkIn addition to the idioms beginning with bark, also see talk someone's arm off.
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- bark is worse than one's bite, one's
- bark up the wrong tree
bark is worse than one's bite, one's
bark is worse than one's bite, one'sA person seems more hostile or aggressive than is the case, as in Dad sounds very grouchy in the morning, but his bark's worse than his bite. This phrase was a proverb by the mid-1600s.
English Vocalbulary
An bark idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with bark, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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