puns

英 [pʌnz]

美 [pʌnz]

n.  双关语
v.  使用双关语
pun的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 双关诙谐语；双关语
  Apunis a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, if someone says 'The peasants are revolting', this is a pun because it can be interpreted as meaning either that the peasants are fighting against authority, or that they are disgusting.
• VERB 谐用双关语
  If youpun, you try to amuse people by making a pun.
  1. He is constantly punning, constantly playing with language.
     他一直在用双关语，一直玩文字游戏。

双语例句

• The Comparison of Semantic Culture of Chinese-English Puns and the Translation Tactics
  汉英双关语的语义文化对比及翻译策略
• In alomost every article she puns onthe name of the person she's writing about.
  几乎在她的每篇文章中，她都要用她写到的人的名字说双关语。
• The Identification and Interpretation of Puns in English Film Titles
  英语电影片名中双关语的辨认与理解
• Cat people are 21% more likely to enjoy ironic humor and puns
  养猫的人更喜欢讽刺性幽默和双关
• He loved to play with words, to jingle them, to make puns with them.
  他喜欢作文字游戏，玩弄声韵和双关语。
• From online discussions to adverts, Chinese culture is full of puns.
  从网上讨论到电视广告，中国文化充满双关语和俏皮话。
• And we're getting puns left, right and center-take a peek while you leak.
  我们在厕所左边、右边和中间的墙上都挂上了带有双关意味的画&在你方便时可以瞄几眼。
• He sometimes slips into rather dreadful puns and hackneyed language.
  他有时会失口说出很刺耳的双关语和极陈腐的话来。
• I said two or three amusing things and Mr. Holder made a few infamous puns.
  我讲了两、三件有趣的小事，霍尔德先生说了几句不很高明的双关语。
• Puns are used to create humor and sometimes require a large vocabulary to understand.
  双关语用于达到幽默的效果，有时候需要有比较大的词汇量才能理解。