barks

英 [bɑːks]

美 [bɑːrks]

n. 树皮; (狗等的)吠声，嗥叫声; 枪声; 短促响亮的人声
v. (狗)吠叫; 厉声发令; 厉声质问; 擦破(或蹭掉)…的皮
bark的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

VERB （犬）吠，狺狺
When a dogbarks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
1. Don't let the dogs bark...
  让那些狗别叫。
2. 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。
3. Barkis also a noun.
4. The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
  短毛猎犬一阵狂吠。
VERB 大声嚷；吼叫；厉声叫喊
If youbark atsomeone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.
1. I didn't mean to bark at you...
  我不是成心对你嚷嚷的。
2. A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.
  警察双手握枪，厉声发出指令。
树皮
Barkis the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
PHRASE 刀子嘴，豆腐心；冷面孔，菩萨心
If you say that someone'sbark is worse thantheirbite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are.
1. 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。
tobe barking up the wrong tree→ see:tree