pen
名詞
定義 pen 名詞
tool(工具)
- A1Countable(可数名词)
A long, slender instrument utilized for writing or drawing with ink.
钢笔
a fountain pen / a ballpoint pen / a marker pen
钢笔 / 圆珠笔 / 马克笔
Please refrain from writing with a pen, as mistakes cannot be erased.
请勿使用笔书写，因为错误无法擦除。
I need a pen to sign this document.
我需要一支笔来签署这份文件。
enclosure(围栏)
- Countable(可数名词)
An enclosed, small area, typically surrounded by fencing, where animals are kept.
（尤指饲养动物的）圈，栏
a sheep pen / a pig pen
一个羊圈 / 一个猪圈
The farmer returned the calves to the cattle pen.
农夫把小牛们赶回了牛栏。
The chickens were kept in a pen to prevent them from escaping the farm.
鸡被关在围栏里，以防止它们逃出农场。
prison(监狱)
- Countable(可数名词)
A slang term for penitentiary.
（俚语）监狱
He served nine years in the state penitentiary.
他在州立监狱服刑九年。
He was sent to the pen for bank robbery.
他因抢劫银行被送进监狱。
動詞
定義 pen 動詞
- Transitive(及物动词)
To write something.
书写
She penned a thank-you note to her hostess.
她写了一封感谢信给她的女主人。
He penned down all of his ideas.
他写下了他所有的想法。
The author spent years penning the novel.
这位作者花了多年时间写这本小说。
成語
- the pen is mightier than the sword
This idiom emphasizes that the power of thought and written communication is more influential than physical force or violence.
筆劍事宜谈、刃劍事宜和。
• History shows that many revolutions were sparked by ideas and writings rather than military might, proving that the pen is mightier than the sword.
历史显示，许多革命是由思想和著作而非军事力量引发的，这证明了笔锋胜于剑刃。
- put/set pen to paper
To begin writing something; to start the process of putting one's thoughts into written form.
开始写作；着手书写。
• After weeks of procrastination, he finally put pen to paper and started writing his novel.
拖延了数周后，他终于开始动笔写他的小说。
片語動詞 pen
- pen someone in/up
to confine individuals or animals within a restricted space
将...圈住；将...封闭起来
• She penned the dog in the yard to make sure it wouldn't run away.
她把狗圈在院子里，确保它不会跑掉。