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punning

/puhn/US // pʌn //UK // (pʌn) //

双关语,双关,双关语的,一语双关

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
    • : the word or phrase used in this way.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    punned, pun·ning.

    • : to make puns.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infacetious
Synonyms
amusing好玩的,有趣的,有趣的是,好玩blithe轻快的,轻快,轻快地,轻快的人clever聪明的,巧妙的,聪明,巧妙地comic漫画,滑稽,漫画家,喜剧comical滑稽,滑稽的,滑稽可笑,滑稽可笑的droll蠢蠢欲动,滑稽,滑稽的,蠢蠢欲动的dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式fanciful梦幻般的,梦幻般,奇特的,遐想farcical闹剧,闹哄哄的,滑稽,闹着玩的flip抛出,抛物线,抛掷,抛物flippant轻描淡写,轻描淡写的,轻率的,轻率frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮funny有趣的是,滑稽,滑稽的,有趣的gay男同性恋者,男同性恋,同同性恋,同同性恋者humorous幽默,幽默的,风趣幽默,幽默风趣indecorous不雅的,猥琐,不雅观的,不雅观ironic可笑的,具有讽刺意味的,可笑,可笑的是irreverent不敬业,不敬,不敬佩的,不敬佩jesting打趣地说,打趣话,打趣说,打趣jocose戏称,戏谑,戏说,戏言jocular诙谐的,诙谐,诙谐幽默,诙谐有趣joking说笑,玩笑,开玩笑的,说笑的joshing叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽喳喳的,叽叽歪歪的laughable可笑的,可笑,可笑的是,好笑的ludicrous可笑的,可笑,可笑的是,荒唐merry快乐的,愉快的,快乐,愉快not serious不严重,不认真,不算严重,不严重的playful俏皮的,俏皮,好玩的,俏皮可爱pleasant愉快的,愉快,惬意,愉快地pulling one's legputting one on戴上一个,穿上,戴上了一个,戴上ridiculous荒谬的,荒唐,荒唐的,可笑的salty咸的,咸味,咸咸的,咸味的sarcastic讽刺,带讽刺意味的,带讽刺意味,挖苦satirical讽刺的,讽刺,讽刺性的,讽刺性smart聪明,智能,聪明的,智慧sportive运动型,运动型的,运动性,运动性的sprightly活泼的,神气活现,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞地waggish夸大其词,夸张的,摇摆不定,夸张whimsical奇思妙想,异想天开,奇思妙想的,异想天开的wisecracking俏皮话,说俏皮话,说长道短,说俏皮话的人witty诙谐,诙谐的,伶俐的,伶俐wry狡猾的,狡猾,狡黠,狡黠的
as injoke

Examples

  • She wasn’t getting performing opportunities, so she dove into improv and puns.

  • You should hear me at table with the Ulster purser and a little punning microscopist called Davis.

  • The number of punning devices is very large, and nearly every one has a character peculiarly its own.

  • A few punning devices occur among the early English printers, but they are not always clever or pictorially successful.

  • Next to the section of punning devices, perhaps the most entertaining is that which deals with the question of mottoes.

  • Though I love fun, eternal jesting, buffoonery, punning absolutely kills me.

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