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barney

/ˈbɑːni/ /ˈbɑɹni/

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noun

玩笑，嬉闹，玩乐

A lark, a romp, some fun.

Examples :

"The children had a barney in the park, running and playing tag. "

孩子们在公园里嬉闹玩乐，跑来跑去，玩捉人游戏。

entertainment action holiday

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noun

骗局，虚假，黑哨

A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.

Examples :

"The politician's promise of lower taxes was exposed as a complete barney when the budget was released. "

预算公布后，人们发现那位政客承诺减税完全是个骗局。

sport entertainment

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noun

蹩脚的背诵, 糟糕的口头报告

(Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.

Examples :

""His presentation was a complete barney; he mumbled, lost his place, and clearly hadn't practiced." "

他的报告简直就是一场蹩脚的背诵；他嘟嘟囔囔，找不到重点，显然没有练习过。

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noun

争吵，吵闹.

A noisy argument.

Examples :

"The loud barney between the siblings woke everyone in the house. "

兄妹俩那场大争吵吵醒了屋里的所有人。

communication language

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noun

小冲突，小打架。

A minor physical fight.

Examples :

"The kids had a little barney over who got to play with the red car first. "

孩子们因为谁先玩红色玩具车而发生了点小冲突。

action event sport entertainment

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noun

哈佛学生, 哈佛大学学生

(Boston) A student at Harvard University.

Examples :

"My cousin is a barney now, studying law at Harvard. "

我表弟现在成了哈佛学生，在哈佛大学学法律。

person education culture language

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verb

考砸，不及格。

(Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail.

Examples :

"He completely barneyed his presentation, forgetting half his points and stammering the rest. "

他这次展示彻底考砸了，忘了一半的内容，剩下的也结结巴巴的。

language education

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verb

争吵，吵架。

To argue, to quarrel.

Examples :

"The siblings often barney over whose turn it is to use the tablet. "

这对兄妹经常为了轮到谁用平板电脑而争吵。

communication language action

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adjective

精神错乱的，疯癫的.

Insane crazy, loony.

Examples :

"He started talking about aliens living in his socks; everyone thought he was going a bit barney. "

他开始说有外星人住在他的袜子里；大家都觉得他有点精神错乱了。

mind character person attitude condition

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noun

片儿警，条子 (tiáozi)。

(pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.

Examples :

""The kids complained that the security guard at the mall was being a real barney, kicking them out for just hanging around." "

那几个孩子抱怨说，商场的保安简直是个多管闲事的片儿警，他们只是在闲逛就被赶走了。