pun
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT 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. 雙關(guān)語(yǔ)
He spoke of a hatchet job, which may be a pun on some senator's name. 他提到“惡毒誹謗”一詞，這可能和某個(gè)參議員的名字一語(yǔ)雙關(guān)。
2. V to make puns 說(shuō)雙關(guān)語(yǔ)
3. V to pack (earth, rubble, etc) by pounding 擊打成團(tuán)[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
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pun /p?n/ (puns)
劍橋詞典
- a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word
雙關(guān)語(yǔ)，語(yǔ)義雙關(guān)的俏皮話
She made a couple of dreadful puns. 她說(shuō)出了幾個(gè)令人不快的雙關(guān)語(yǔ)。
This is a well-known joke based on a pun: "What's black and white and red (= read ) all over?" "A newspaper ." 這是一個(gè)有名的一語(yǔ)雙關(guān)的俏皮話，“什么東西通篇有黑有白又有紅（英文中‘紅’音同‘讀’）？”“報(bào)紙?！?返回 pun