pun
n. 双关语; 俏皮话
vi. 说双关语
vt. 捣结实
A pun is a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, if someone says 'The peasants are revolting', this is a pun because it can be interpreted as meaning either that the peasants are fighting against authority, or that they are disgusting.
If you pun, you try to amuse people by making a pun.
He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language.
他一直在用双关语,一直玩文字游戏。
1. a humorous play on words;
1. make a play on words;
There are two kinds of puns, phonetic pun and semantic pun.
双关语分为谐音双关和语义双关两类.
I never heard of any complaint from Elder Pun, nor anyone ever complained about him.
我从未曾听到潘前人有任何埋怨, 然而从来亦没有人埋怨过他.
A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.
谜语由一个奇妙的问题组成的谜语,其答案为双关语.
To what extent can the WIL project facilitate the urban renewal in Pun?
在多大程度上西港岛线计划能够有助西营盘的市区更新?
The reason for my absence is that a lot of people like to make pun.
原因是许多人喜欢说双关语.