| 单词 | pun |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pun 1(pʌn) noun 1. the use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect; a play on words. An example is: "Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms: But a cannonball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms." (Thomas Hood) verbWord forms: puns, punning or punned 2. (intransitive) to make puns Word origin C17: possibly from Italian puntiglio point of detail, wordplay; see punctilioWord Frequency pun 2(pʌn) verbWord forms: puns, punning or punned (transitive) British to pack (earth, rubble, etc) by pounding Derived forms punner (ˈpunner) noun Word origin C16: dialectal variant of pound1 |
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