| 单词 | pen |
| 释义 | pen 1. n. & v. --n 1. an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with a sharpened quill or metal nib, now more widely applied. 2. a (usu. prec. by the) the occupation of writing. b a style of writing. 3. Zool. the internal feather-shaped cartilaginous shell of certain cuttlefish, esp. squid. --vtr. (penned, penning) 1. write. 2. compose and write. Phrases and idioms pen and ink n. 1. the instruments of writing. 2. writing. pen-and-ink adj. drawn or written with ink. pen-feather a quill-feather of a bird's wing. pen-friend a friend communicated with by letter only. pen-light a small electric torch shaped like a fountain-pen. pen-name a literary pseudonym. pen-pal colloq. = pen-friend. pen-pusher colloq. derog. a clerical worker. pen-pushing colloq. derog. clerical work. put pen to paper begin writing. Etymology: ME f. OF penne f. L penna feather 2. n. & v. --n 1. a small enclosure for cows, sheep, poultry, etc. 2. a place of confinement. 3. an enclosure for sheltering submarines. 4. a Jamaican farm or plantation. --vtr. (penned, penning) (often foll. by in, up) enclose or shut in a pen. Etymology: OE penn, of unkn. orig. 3. n. a female swan. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. US sl. = PENITENTIARY n. 1. Etymology: abbr. |
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