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pun n.双关语vt.说双关语 (1) 这是一个幽默的双关语或是俏皮话来达到欢愉的效果。 Friend of the double entendre and other witticisms, a pun is a comedic phrase that plays off of the sounds and double meanings of words. Puns can be quite clever, but often come off as silly, cheeseball attempts at humor. That's probably why any good comedian will tell you that "a pun is a short quip followed by a long groan."

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英 [pʌn] 美 [pʌn] (1) This is a humorous pun, or play on words for hilarious effect. A pun is a play on words. If a bird flying overhead takes a poop on the cake you’re carrying, you could say “Isn’t that just the icing on the cake!” But only if you want to be punny. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]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. 2[VERB 动词]谐用双关语 If you pun, you try to amuse people by making a pun.   [V]He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language.他一直在用双关语，一直玩文字游戏。punning...his son's incorrigible punning.他儿子说话总是一语双关

英语单词	pun
英美音标	英 [pʌn] 美 [pʌn]
中文释义	n.双关语 vt.说双关语
英语例句	(1) This is a humorous pun, or play on words for hilarious effect.
中文例句	(1) 这是一个幽默的双关语或是俏皮话来达到欢愉的效果。
vocabulary简明	A pun is a play on words. If a bird flying overhead takes a poop on the cake you’re carrying, you could say “Isn’t that just the icing on the cake!” But only if you want to be punny.
vocabulary扩展	Friend of the double entendre and other witticisms, a pun is a comedic phrase that plays off of the sounds and double meanings of words. Puns can be quite clever, but often come off as silly, cheeseball attempts at humor. That's probably why any good comedian will tell you that "a pun is a short quip followed by a long groan."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. 2 [VERB 动词]谐用双关语 If you pun, you try to amuse people by making a pun. [V] He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language. 他一直在用双关语，一直玩文字游戏。 punning ...his son's incorrigible punning. 他儿子说话总是一语双关

Pun Play Words Double Phrase Peasants Constantly 英