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单词 pun
释义

pun

​noun countable ​linguistics
UK /pʌn/
Other entries for this word
pun verb
Word Forms
singularpun
pluralpuns
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a humorous use of a word that has two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, the joke ‘When is a door not a door?’ ‘When it’s ajar’ depends on the fact that ‘ajar’ sounds like ‘a jar’.
    Synonyms and related words
    Jokes
    joke
    pun
    innuendo

pun

​noun countable ​linguistics
US /pʌn/
Other entries for this word
pun verb
Word Forms
singularpun
pluralpuns
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a humorous use of a word that has two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, the joke ‘When is a door not a door?’ ‘When it’s ajar’ depends on the fact that ‘ajar’ sounds like ‘a jar’.
    Synonyms and related words
    Jokes
    joke
    pun
    innuendo

pun

​verb intransitive
UK /pʌn/
Other entries for this word
pun noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theypun
he/she/itpuns
present participlepunning
past tensepunned
past participlepunned
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to make a pun
    Synonyms and related words
    To tell a joke or jokes
    joke
    tell
    quip

pun

​verb intransitive
US /pʌn/
Other entries for this word
pun noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theypun
he/she/itpuns
present participlepunning
past tensepunned
past participlepunned
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to make a pun
    Synonyms and related words
    To tell a joke or jokes
    joke
    tell
    quip
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