英语词汇“pun”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pun

(pʌn )

Word forms: puns , punning, punned

1. countable noun

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.

Synonyms: play on words, quip, double entendre, witticism

2. verb

If you pun, you try to amuse people by making a pun.

He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language. [VERB]

punning uncountable noun

...his son's incorrigible punning.

Quotations:

A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocketJohn Dennis

Collocations:

terrible pun

Yes, it's a terrible pun and newspapers are never short of terrible puns, but it draws your eye and tells the story.

Times, Sunday Times

It's a terrible pun: the dolphin pin identifies the wearer as being 'ultra-sound'.

Times, Sunday Times

It has been packaged, very unconvincingly, as a state-of-the nation book (hence what seems to be the terrible pun of the title, like something tattooed across a forehead).

Times, Sunday Times

The grandmaster of the terrible pun returns for half an hour of, well, terrible puns.

Times, Sunday Times

There were terrible puns and knockabout skits that seemed to have been scripted, rehearsed and filmed in about 30 minutes.

Times, Sunday Times

visual pun

It's because it represents the most brilliant visual pun.

Times, Sunday Times

I half-suspect him of choosing the rather garish sky-blue slacks he changes into after the photoshoot as a sort of visual pun on his famous peepers.

Times, Sunday Times

I don't know if the visual pun was intentional or not, but it made me laugh.

Times, Sunday Times

The album's gatefold cover forms something of a visual pun, echoing the sentiments of the album title.

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Another type of visual pun exists in languages which use non-phonetic writing.

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Translations:

Chinese: 双关语

Japanese: ごろ合わせ

单词	pun
释义	pun (pʌn ) Word forms: puns , punning, punned 1. countable noun 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. Synonyms: play on words, quip, double entendre, witticism 2. verb If you pun, you try to amuse people by making a pun. He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language. [VERB] punning uncountable noun ...his son's incorrigible punning. Quotations: A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocketJohn Dennis Collocations: terrible pun Yes, it's a terrible pun and newspapers are never short of terrible puns, but it draws your eye and tells the story. Times, Sunday Times It's a terrible pun: the dolphin pin identifies the wearer as being 'ultra-sound'. Times, Sunday Times It has been packaged, very unconvincingly, as a state-of-the nation book (hence what seems to be the terrible pun of the title, like something tattooed across a forehead). Times, Sunday Times The grandmaster of the terrible pun returns for half an hour of, well, terrible puns. Times, Sunday Times There were terrible puns and knockabout skits that seemed to have been scripted, rehearsed and filmed in about 30 minutes. Times, Sunday Times visual pun It's because it represents the most brilliant visual pun. Times, Sunday Times I half-suspect him of choosing the rather garish sky-blue slacks he changes into after the photoshoot as a sort of visual pun on his famous peepers. Times, Sunday Times I don't know if the visual pun was intentional or not, but it made me laugh. Times, Sunday Times The album's gatefold cover forms something of a visual pun, echoing the sentiments of the album title. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another type of visual pun exists in languages which use non-phonetic writing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 双关语 Japanese: ごろ合わせ
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