[I] when a dog barks, it makes a short loud sound or series of sounds

〔狗〕吠叫;

The dog always barks at strangers.

这条狗总是对着陌生人叫。

also bark out [T] to say something quickly in a loud voice

大声嚷，吼叫:

'Don't just stand there, give me a hand,' she barked at the shop assistant.

“别光站在那里，帮我一把。”她对那店员吼道。

bark up the wrong tree, [informal] to have a wrong idea, or do something in a way that will not give you the information or result you want

打错了主意; 认错了目标:

The police spent three months barking up the wrong tree on the murder investigation.

警方调查这起凶杀案找错方向，枉费了三个月的精力。

[T] to rub the skin off your knee, elbow etc by falling or knocking against something

擦破，蹭破〔皮〕;

I barked my shin against the step.

我在台阶上蹭破了胫部。

[C] the sharp loud sound made by a dog

狗叫声，吠声

[U] the outer covering of a tree

树皮

[C] a loud sound or voice

很大的响声; 吼叫声:

Amy's voice was a hoarse bark.

埃米发出的是粗哑的吼声。

sb's bark is worse than their bite, used to say that someone who seems unpleasant or difficult to deal with, is not really too bad

某人表面上厉害，某人嘴凶心不狠