pun
US /pʌn/
UK /pʌn/
名詞
雙關語, 俏皮話
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
範例:
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He made a clever pun about the baker, saying he kneaded the dough.
他巧妙地拿麵包師開了一個雙關語的玩笑，說他「揉麵團」（kneaded the dough）。
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I love a good pun; they always make me laugh.
我喜歡好的雙關語；它們總是讓我發笑。
動詞
開雙關語的玩笑, 說俏皮話
make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
範例:
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He likes to pun on people's names, which can sometimes be annoying.
他喜歡拿別人的名字開雙關語的玩笑，這有時會很煩人。
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The comedian tried to pun on the word 'bank' by talking about river banks and money banks.
喜劇演員試圖對「銀行」（bank）這個詞玩雙關語，談論河岸（river banks）和銀行（money banks）。
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