| 单词 | pen |
| 释义 | pen n 1 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) instrument for writing with ink, consisting of a pointed piece of split metal, a metal ball, etc, fixed into a metal or plastic holder （用有颜色液体书写的）笔; 钢笔; 圆珠笔: fountain pen 自来水笔 ball-point pen 圆珠笔 * felt-tip pen 毡头笔. 2 [sing] writing, esp as a profession 写作（尤指职业性的） He lives by his pen. 他靠写作为生. 3 (idm 习语) the ,pen is ,mightier than the `sword (saying 谚) poets, thinkers, etc, affect human affairs more than soldiers do 笔墨胜刀剑. put ,pen to `paper (fml 文) (start to) write sth, eg a letter （开始）写（信等）. a slip of the pen/tongue => slip1. pen, v (-nn-) [Tn] (fml 文) write (a letter, etc) 写（信等） She penned a few words of thanks. 她写了几句致谢的话. pen n 1 small piece of land surrounded by a fence, esp for keeping cattle, sheep, poultry, etc in （牛、 羊、 家禽等的）圈, 围栏: a `sheep-pen 羊圈. 2 bomb-proof shelter for submarines （潜艇用的）防空隐蔽坞. pen v (-nn-) (phr v) pen sb/sth in/up shut sb/sth in, or as if in, a pen 将某人[某物]（宛如）关入围栏中 pen up the chickens for the night 把鸡关进鸡棚过夜 She feels penned in by her life as a housewife. 她觉得做家庭主妇很受束缚. pen n (US infml 口) penitentiary （联邦或州的）监狱. Pen abbr 缩写 = (esp on a map) Peninsula （尤指地图上的标记）半岛. |
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