单词	pen
释义	noun | verb penpen1 /pɛn/ ●●● S1 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYpen1 Origin: (1) 1200-1300 Old French penne feather, pen, from Latin penne feather Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in pen  Write your papers in pen (=using a pen) not pencil. 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink:  a ballpoint pen a felt-tip pen Write your papers in pen (=using a pen) not pencil.2a small piece of land enclosed by a fence, where farm animals are kept → see also pigpen, playpen3put/set pen to paper to begin to write4the pen informal a penitentiary SYN prison [Origin: (1) 1200–1300 Old French penne feather, pen, from Latin penne feather] noun | verb penpen2 verb (penned, penning) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE pen Simple Form Present I, you, we, they pen he, she, it pens Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they penned Present perfect I, you, we, they have penned he, she, it has penned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had penned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will pen Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have penned Continuous Form Present I am penning he, she, it is penning you, we, they are penning Past I, he, she, it was penning you, we, they were penning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been penning he, she, it has been penning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been penning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be penning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been penning Thesaurus THESAURUSbook/article etc.► write a) to produce a new book, story, poem, etc. by putting words together:  She spends the mornings writing. How many books has he written?b) to be a writer of books, plays, articles, etc., especially as a job:  I’d love to write. ► draft to write something that you plan to make changes to later:  I drafted an essay and then asked my professor for feedback. ► compose formal to write something and choose the words you use carefully:  It took him hours to compose the letter to his father. ► pen formal to write something. Used in literary writing:  Experts claim the poem was penned by Shakespeare. 1formal to write something such as a letter or article, especially with a pen:  a song penned by Kurt Cobain► see thesaurus at write2 (also pen something ↔ in/up) to shut an animal in a small enclosed area:  The cattle are penned up at night.3be penned in/up to be restricted or forced to remain in a small place SYN be cooped up:  She felt restless and penned in.
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