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

• Have they any pens and pencils? No, they haven't.
  他们有钢笔和铅笔吗？他们没有。
• These fountain pens last a long time.
  这种钢笔且使呢。
• She has bought paper, pens, and other such stationery.
  她买了纸、笔以及诸如此类的文具。
• Once weaned, the piglets may be put in pens.
  一旦断了奶，小猪就可以放进猪圈了。
• At the party, they gave me many small presents, such as cards, comic books and pens.
  在聚会上，他们给了我好多小礼物，像贺卡，漫画书和钢笔。
• Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
  用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。
• The shop sells many school things, such as pens, pencils and rulers.
  这家商店出售许多学习用品，比如钢笔、铅笔和尺子。
• Pens and pencils poked out over the top of his coat pocket.
  钢笔和铅笔从他上衣口袋上面戳了出来。
• Farmers were encouraged to keep their livestock in pens rather than letting them roam freely.
  鼓励农民们把家畜关进栏圈，而不是让它们到处乱跑。
• She bought books, pens, pencils and what not.
  她买了书、钢笔、铅笔、其它东西没买。