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pun

[pʌn] [pʌn]
  • 复数:puns;
  • 第三人称单数:puns;
  • 过去式:punned;
  • 过去分词:punned;
  • 现在分词:punning;
  • 同义词
    • pun的同义词之:
      play
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      双关诙谐语;双关语
      A pun is a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, if someone says 'The peasants are revolting', this is a pun because it can be interpreted as meaning either that the peasants are fighting against authority, or that they are disgusting.
    • VERB
      谐用双关语
      If you pun, you try to amuse people by making a pun.
      例句
      He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language. 他一直在用双关语,一直玩文字游戏。
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a humorous play on words;
      "I do it for the pun of it""his constant punning irritated her"
    • Verb
      1. make a play on words;
      "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"