informal <非正式>
1
- chiefly Brit. a police informer〈主英〉线人, 眼线:
I'm not a copper's nark.
我不是警方的线人。
2
- Austral. /NZ an annoying person or thing〈澳/新西兰〉讨厌的人(或物); 使人恼火的人(或物)。
with obj.(一般作be narked)
- chiefly Brit. annoy or exasperate〈主英〉使恼火; 激怒:
I was narked at being pushed around.
我对让人随意摆布感到很恼火。
短语
nark it!
- stop that!停止; 别作声, 住口!
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Romany nāk 'nose'.