pun
US /pʌn/
UK /pʌn/
名词
双关语, 俏皮话
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
示例:
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He made a clever pun about the baker, saying he kneaded the dough.
他巧妙地拿面包师开了一个双关语的玩笑，说他“揉面团”（kneaded the dough）。
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I love a good pun; they always make me laugh.
我喜欢好的双关语；它们总是让我发笑。
动词
开双关语的玩笑, 说俏皮话
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
示例:
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He likes to pun on people's names, which can sometimes be annoying.
他喜欢拿别人的名字开双关语的玩笑，这有时会很烦人。
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The comedian tried to pun on the word 'bank' by talking about river banks and money banks.
喜剧演员试图对“银行”（bank）这个词玩双关语，谈论河岸（river banks）和银行（money banks）。
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