pun

名词

UK/pʌn/
US/pʌn/

定义 pun 名词

  1. Countable

    A humorous use of a word or phrase that exploits its multiple meanings or its similarity in sound to another word.

    • His jokes were full of lowbrow puns.

    • She made a clever pun in the conversation that made everyone laugh.

    • The movie script was packed with many silly puns.

动词

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US/pʌn/

定义 pun 动词

  1. Intransitive

    To make or use a pun.

    • He likes to pun in his conversations.

    • I often pun in my writing to add interest.

    • Please stop punning; I don't understand it.