practical joke

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌpractical ˈjoke noun [countable]  JOKEa trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to make them look stupid 恶作剧 —practical joker noun [countable]

Examples from the Corpus

practical joke• Two weeks ago firemen freed a woman after a practical joke ended in her unable to release herself.• Baker said that he thought the incident was a practical joke that had backfired.• Suspecting some bizarre practical joke, Charlotte marched up to the front door and rang the bell.• At first I thought it was an enormous practical joke.• Had he been brought here as some kind of practical joke?

ˌpractical ˈjoke nounChineseSyllable  

someone that trick a is intended a or to Corpus surprise give

practical joke
ˌpractical ˈjoke noun [countable]
a trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to make them look stupid
—practical joker noun [countable]

practical jokeBrE /ˌpræktɪkl ˈdʒəʊk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpræktɪkl ˈdʒoʊk/ 🔊 nouna trick that is played on sb to make them look stupid and to make other people laugh 恶作剧；捉弄人的把戏▸ practical joker BrE /ˌpræktɪkl ˈdʒəʊkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpræktɪkl ˈdʒoʊkər/ 🔊 noun