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单词 pen pal
释义

pen pal

noun

: a friend made and kept through correspondence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Pederson also created a pen pal program for her students, kicked off by a first letter from their horse companion and complete with a horseshoe signature attached. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 22 July 2022 Strangers, assuming that an older woman living on her own must be lonely, have asked Mrs. Eiler to be their pen pal. New York Times, 24 June 2022 Kids will write pen pal postcards, learn about better nutrition and have fun field-day activities. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Sohna wrote back, starting a pen pal relationship that spanned several months. Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2022 Carmel Valley resident Cole Spector recently created a pen pal program for those with ALS, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 The school’s signature pen pal program, suspended for the pandemic, will have one last celebration this spring, but there are no more Saturday classes; no more competitive jump rope and trivia teams. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022 Celebrity cameos abound from the likes of Virginia Woolf (since Sheean mixed with and had affairs among the Bloomsbury group), Jawaharlal Nehru (a pen pal to Frances Gunther), and Rebecca West (a sort of fairy godmother to John Gunther in England). Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2022 One recipient, Genovefa Klonovska, received a letter from a pen pal in Poland that was stamped in 1970, when Klonovska was 12. Fox News, 29 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pen pal

noun

: a friend known only through letter writing

pen pal

noun

as in alter ego

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • alter ego
  • pal
  • friend
  • buddy
  • partner
  • blood brother
  • hobnobber
  • intimate
  • familiar
  • associate
  • musketeer
  • colleague
  • chum
  • confidant
  • compadre
  • amigo
  • comrade
  • peer
  • hearty
  • confidante
  • main man
  • brother
  • cohort
  • crony
  • sister
  • companion
  • sport
  • benefactor
  • fellow
  • sympathizer
  • supporter
  • mate
  • confederate
  • ally
  • collaborator
  • acquaintance
  • accomplice
  • abettor
  • friendly
  • well-wisher
  • abetter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • enemy
  • competitor
  • foe
  • opponent
  • antagonist
  • rival
  • adversary
  • archenemy
  • nemesis
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