pen
n
1 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) instrument for writing with ink, consisting of a pointed piece of split metal, a metal ball, etc, fixed into a metal or plastic holder (用有颜色液体书写的)笔; 钢笔; 圆珠笔: fountain pen 自来水笔
ball-point pen 圆珠笔 * felt-tip pen 毡头笔.
2 [sing] writing, esp as a profession 写作(尤指职业性的)
He lives by his pen. 他靠写作为生.
3 (idm 习语) the ,pen is ,mightier than the `sword (saying 谚) poets, thinkers, etc, affect human affairs more than soldiers do 笔墨胜刀剑. put ,pen to `paper (fml 文) (start to) write sth, eg a letter (开始)写(信等). a slip of the pen/tongue => slip1. pen, v (-nn-) [Tn]
(fml 文) write (a letter, etc) 写(信等)
She penned a few words of thanks. 她写了几句致谢的话.
pen n
1 small piece of land surrounded by a fence, esp for keeping cattle, sheep, poultry, etc in (牛、 羊、 家禽等的)圈, 围栏: a `sheep-pen 羊圈.
2 bomb-proof shelter for submarines (潜艇用的)防空隐蔽坞. pen v (-nn-) (phr v) pen sb/sth in/up shut sb/sth in, or as if in, a pen 将某人[某物](宛如)关入围栏中
pen up the chickens for the night 把鸡关进鸡棚过夜
She feels penned in by her life as a housewife. 她觉得做家庭主妇很受束缚.
pen n (US infml 口) penitentiary (联邦或州的)监狱. Pen abbr 缩写 = (esp on a map) Peninsula (尤指地图上的标记)半岛.
sparevt. 节省,俭省;不用,抽出,省掉;宽恕,饶(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻烦等);出让,割爱,分让;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);预备的,备用的,替换用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,简陋的,粗陋的;
n. 备用零件,备用轮胎;节省,俭省;〈美〉(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒;预备品,替换品;
vi. 节约;节省;饶恕;宽容;