lark
百灵鸟,云雀,云雀座,雀跃
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Definitions
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- : any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- : any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.
Phrases
- lark it up
- happy as the day is long (as a lark)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
What began as a lark turned into Noah Basketball, named not-so-subtly for the biblical Noah’s ark story.
Having a quest is an excellent way to travel, even if it’s just a lark.
There are many other reasons why couples are increasingly choosing to sleep apart, including differences in sleep-wake schedules—she’s a lark, he’s an owl, differences in work schedules, and children, to name a few.
It was all just a lark, a prank pulled by Jones to pass the stagnant time.
Topher Grace, a varsity tennis player, got hurt, decided to do a school play on a lark and BAM!
Free Crimea, we ultimately discover, is the work of a drunken Brit on a lark.
But what started as a lark became a professional passion for Holland.
The idea was conceived by a food scientist at Brigham Young University, who added dry ice to the cultured dairy on a lark.
Like so many young girls, she tried modeling as a lark, a way of escaping the humdrum and finding glamour.
Mercury on a lark in your opposite sign calls for expressions that run counter to the woulda-shoulda-coulda loop in your mind.
Hence Shakespeare speaks of 'the lark, that tirra-lyra chants,' Wint.
High overhead a was pouring out its song; in the lane at the orchard end rang the beat of trotting hoofs.