pun
[pʌn] noun countable
■a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sounds like another word 双关语，语义双关的俏皮话•She made a couple of dreadful puns.她说出了几个令人不快的双关语。 •This is a well-known joke based on a pun: "What's black and white and red (= read) all over?" "A newspaper."这是一个有名的一语双关的俏皮话，“甚么东西通篇有黑有白又有红（红音同读）？”“报纸。”
[pʌn] verb intransitive (-nn-)
■to make a pun 说双关语 |