pen 
牛津简明英汉词典
Penitentiary 改过的
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pen为短语/超纲词汇 词频:3115
词形变化:
名词:penner 动词过去式:penned 过去分词:penned 现在分词:penning 第三人称单数:pens
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1. This is a pen.
这是一钢笔.
这是一钢笔.
pen
牛津现代英汉双解词典
/pen; pɛn/
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.
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; pɛn/
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.
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; pɛn/
n (US infml 口) penitentiary （联邦或州的）监狱.
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.
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; pɛn/
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.
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; pɛn/
n (US infml 口) penitentiary （联邦或州的）监狱.
