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pun

/pʌn/

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noun

双关，俏皮话。

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

Examples :

"The pun is the lowest form of wit."

双关语是最低级的幽默。

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verb

捶打，撞击，捣碎

To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.

Examples :

"The carpenter punned the wood with a hammer to make it smooth. "

木匠用锤子捶打木头，使它变得光滑。

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verb

说双关语, 用双关语

To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

Examples :

"We punned about the topic until all around us groaned."

我们就这个话题说双关语，一直说到周围的人都开始抱怨为止。

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noun

分，푼 (朝鲜长度单位)

A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

Examples :

"The jeweler used three pun of gold wire to create the tiny loop on the earring. "

珠宝匠用了三分 (푼, 朝鲜长度单位) 金丝制作了耳环上那个小小的圈。