pens

英 [penz]

美 [penz]

n.  笔; 钢笔; 圈; 围栏; 畜栏
v.  写; (把…)关起来，圈起来
pen的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:fountain pen
• VERB 写；书写
  If someonepensa letter, article, or book, they write it.
  1. I really intended to pen this letter to you early this morning...
     我真的打算今天一大早给你写这封信的。
  2. She penned a short memo to his private secretary.
     她给他的私人秘书写了一份简短的备忘录。
• See also:...a holding pen for sheep...He wasn't sure exactly how a fox could have got into the sheep's pen.playpen
• VERB 把…关起来；把…圈起来
  If people or animalsare pennedsomewhere orare penned up, they are forced to remain in a very small area.
  1. ...to drive the cattle back to the house so they could be milked and penned for the night...
     将牛群赶回家，这样就能挤奶并将其关进牛棚过夜
  2. The goats are penned in and fodder has to be cut and carried each day...
     山羊被关进圈里，每天都得铡草运料。
  3. I don't have to stay in my room penned up like a prisoner.
     我不必像个囚犯一样被关在房间里。
• 监狱
  People sometimes saythe pento refer to a prison.
• PHRASE 动笔；下笔
  If youput pen to paper, you write something.
  1. Whenever he put pen to paper he was at a loss for the right words to break the news.
     他每次一提笔就不知道如何措辞透露这个消息。

双语例句

• Once weaned, the piglets may be put in pens.
  一旦断了奶，小猪就可以放进猪圈了。
• These two pens are alike except that they're different colours.
  这两支笔样儿差不多，色儿不一样。
• There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.
  市场上圆珠笔泛滥。
• I have no pens or pencils.
  我没有钢笔也没有铅笔。
• You may use any of these pens.
  你可以使用这些钢笔中的任何一支。
• All of these books and pens are mine.
  这些书和钢笔全部都是我的。
• She bought books, pens, pencils and what not.
  她买了书、钢笔、铅笔、其它东西没买。
• I have a thing with pens.
  我对笔有偏好。
• Have they any pens and pencils? No, they haven't.
  他们有钢笔和铅笔吗？他们没有。
• There are pens, pencils and books on the table.
  桌子上有钢笔、铅笔和书。