| 单词 | pen |
| 释义 | pen (once / 140 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n A pen is an ink-filled tool that you use for writing or drawing. Doing a crossword puzzle with a pen shows a lot of self confidence, since you can't erase your answers. Pen is also a verb meaning "to write," especially when you're writing something of literary value: "She's my favorite writer — I can't wait for her to pen another novel!" Then there's the pen that you keep your pet donkey safely inside (you can also say you pen him in there), and inspired by this "livestock enclosure" meaning there's also the slang for "penitentiary" or "jail." WORD FAMILYpen: penned, penning, pens+/penning: pennings USAGE EXAMPLESHer desk hosts an ever-expanding array of pens, pencils and markers. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Zhang told the activist he would need to pen “a self-criticism” in which he confessed to a series of crimes. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front, is still not the favorite to win her country’s upcoming presidential elections. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a writing implement with a point from which ink flows Hypo|Hyper Biro, ballpen, ballpoint, ballpoint pen a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper Magic Marker, felt tip, felt-tip pen, felt-tipped pena pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) fountain pena pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel quill, quill penpen made from a bird's feather Sharpiea pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface writing implement an implement that is used to write 2v produce a literary work 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper compose, indite, write publish, write have (one's written work) issued for publication draw write a legal document or paper lyricwrite lyrics for (a song) write about, write of, write onwrite about a particular topic profilewrite about paragraphwrite paragraphs; work as a paragrapher paragraphwrite about in a paragraph write offwrite something fluently, and without hesitation dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss offwrite quickly rewriterewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose write copywrite for commercial publications adopt, dramatise, dramatizeput into dramatic form draft, outlinedraw up an outline or sketch for something poetise, poetize, verse, versifycompose verses or put into verse authorbe the author of annotate, footnoteadd explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments cite, referencerefer to write out, write upput into writing; write in complete form scriptwrite a script for relyricwrite new lyrics for (a song) metrifycompose in poetic meter spondaise, spondaizemake spondaic elegise, elegizecompose an elegy sonnetcompose a sonnet co-authorbe a co-author on (a book, a paper) ghost, ghostwritewrite for someone else create verbally create with or from words 1n an enclosure for confining livestock Hypo|Hyper cattle pen, corral, cow pen a pen for cattle creepa pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfolda pen for sheep holding paddock, holding pen, holding yarda pen where livestock is temporarily confined kraala pen for livestock in southern Africa paddockpen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race pinfolda pen where stray animals are confined rodeoan enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up pigpen, pigsty, stya pen for swine enclosure a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose 2n a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play 3Syn|Hyper playpen enclosure a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose n female swan 4Hyper swan stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult n a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes Syn|Hyper penitentiary correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government |
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