单词详解

1. n.

A. [C]笔；钢笔 ( an instrument made of plastic or mental used for writing with ink)

I expect to get the new book from the pen of Martin Amis.

我期望得到马丁·埃米斯写的新书。

B.（通常单数）写作 (usually singular, the action of writing stories, book, etc.)

The wolf slowly approached the sheep pen. 狼慢慢地接近羊圈。

2. v.

A. 写 ( to write sth.)

He penned a letter to his girlfriend. 他给他女朋友写了一封信。

B. 把……关起来；圈起来 ( to shut an animal or a person in a small space )

The whole family was penned up in prison for more than one year.

全家人被关在监狱里一年多。

相关词组

1. drive a pen 笔耕

He drove a pen continuously and wrote a excellent novel at last.

他笔耕不辍，最终写了一部优秀的长篇小说。

2. put pen to paper 动笔

When will you put pen to paper? 你何时动笔？

3. pen and ink 书写工具；写作

When was pen and ink invented? 书写工具什么时候发明的？

4. pen friend =美pen pal笔友

I’d like to make some pen friends. 我想要交几个笔友。

相关单词

复数：pens

过去式：penned

过去分词：penned

现在分词：penning

圆珠笔：ballpoint pen

铅笔：pencil

笔误：a slip of the pen

笔名：pen name