pen
/pen/ (bre, ipa) · /pen/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpen/ (ame, mw)
pen — 名詞
- pensingular
- pensplural
1. a tool with ink inside that you use to write or draw.
筆
用墨水寫字或畫圖的工具
a tool with ink inside that you use to write or draw.
Maya signed the birthday card with a blue pen after lunch.
Maya 在午餐後用藍筆在生日卡上簽名。
sign with a pen
The nurse kept three pens in her coat pocket all day.
那位護士整天在外套口袋裡放著三枝筆。
Please use a pen, not a pencil, on this hotel form.
請在這張旅館表格上用筆寫，不要用鉛筆。
A black pen rolled off the desk and landed by Leo's shoe.
一枝黑筆從桌上滾下來，停在 Leo 的鞋邊。
- ballpoint pen
the most common modern type with a tiny rolling ball
- fountain pen
a more formal type with liquid ink and a metal nib
- pencil
writes with graphite and can usually be erased
文法句型
write with a pen
in pen
用法筆記
Often used after with or in. Unlike a pencil, a pen usually leaves a mark that cannot be rubbed out.
常見錯誤
2. a fenced area used to hold pigs, sheep, or other farm animals.
畜欄；圍欄
圍起來養動物的小地方
a fenced area used to hold pigs, sheep, or other farm animals.
The farmer moved the pigs into a clean pen before sunset.
農夫在日落前把豬趕進乾淨的畜欄。
animals in a pen
Liam forgot the gate, and two goats slipped out of the pen.
Liam 忘了關門，兩隻山羊就從畜欄跑出去了。
Behind the barn, a muddy pen held six young sheep.
穀倉後面有一個泥濘的畜欄，裡面關著六隻小羊。
We washed the empty pen after the calves went outside.
小牛出去後，我們把空畜欄洗乾淨了。
- open field
an area where animals are not fenced in
文法句型
animals in a pen
pen gate
用法筆記
Usually names a simple fenced area for pigs, sheep, or goats. Distinguish from stable, which is a building for horses.
常見錯誤
3. in slang, a prison where serious criminals are kept.
監獄
俚語，指監獄
in slang, a prison where serious criminals are kept.
Rico spent six years in the pen after the robbery.
Rico 在搶劫案後進了監獄六年。
slang: in the pen
After three years in the pen, Darnell came home quietly.
Darnell 在獄中待了三年後，安靜地回到家。
In that film, two brothers meet again after one leaves the pen.
在那部電影裡，其中一人離開監獄後，兩兄弟才再度見面。
Local papers said the gang leader was heading back to the pen.
當地報紙說，那個幫派老大又要回監獄了。
- prison
the neutral everyday word
- penitentiary
a more formal full form, especially in American English
- freedom
the state of not being kept in prison
文法句型
in the pen
go back to the pen
用法筆記
Mostly heard in American slang, especially after in, out of, or back to. In legal or news writing, prison or penitentiary is safer.
常見錯誤
4. in baseball, the place where relief pitchers wait and warm up.
牛棚
棒球後援投手待命區
in baseball, the place where relief pitchers wait and warm up.
The manager called to the pen in the seventh inning.
這位總教練在第七局打電話叫牛棚準備。
baseball: call to the pen
After the home run, one relief pitcher started warming up in the pen.
全壘打後，有一名後援投手開始在牛棚熱身。
warm up in the pen
TV cameras showed three tired pitchers sitting in the pen.
電視鏡頭拍到三名疲憊的投手坐在牛棚裡。
By April, two rookies were fighting for a place in the pen.
到了四月，兩名菜鳥已經在爭一個牛棚位置。
- bullpen
the full standard term in baseball
- relief corps
the group of relief pitchers rather than the place itself
文法句型
in the pen
go to the pen
用法筆記
Common in baseball talk. Depending on context, it can mean the fenced warm-up area or the relief pitchers there.
5. the female bird in a pair of swans.
雌天鵝
母天鵝的名稱
the female bird in a pair of swans.
The pen guarded her nest while the cob swam nearby.
這隻雌天鵝守著巢，公天鵝就在旁邊游著。
pen and cob as a swan pair
At dawn, the pen led four young swans across the lake.
天一亮，這隻雌天鵝就帶著四隻小天鵝穿過湖面。
Birdwatchers saw the pen spread her wings over the young.
賞鳥的人看見這隻雌天鵝張開翅膀護住幼鳥。
One injured pen stayed close to the reeds all week.
那隻受傷的雌天鵝整週都待在蘆葦邊。
- female swan
a plain explanatory term used when the technical word is unknown
- swan
used when the sex of the bird does not matter
文法句型
the pen and the cob
用法筆記
Used mainly in birdwatching or breeding talk. The male is a cob, and the young are cygnets.
6. in football, an informal word for a shot taken from the penalty spot.
十二碼
足球口語，指十二碼
in football, an informal word for a shot taken from the penalty spot.
The striker won a pen after the defender pulled his shirt.
前鋒被拉球衣後，替球隊贏到一個十二碼。
football: win a pen
Fans screamed for a pen when the ball hit Marco's arm.
球打到 Marco 手臂時，球迷大喊要判十二碼。
We were one goal down, then Sofia buried the pen.
我們一度落後一球，後來 Sofia 罰進了十二碼。
The referee waved play on and refused the pen.
裁判示意繼續比賽，沒有判十二碼。
文法句型
win a pen
give a pen
用法筆記
Common in British football speech and live commentary. Distinguish from the full form penalty or penalty kick in more neutral writing.
常見錯誤
pen — 動詞
- penpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pens3rd person singular
- penning-ing form
- pennedpast simple
1. to write words, especially in a careful or literary way.
寫下
用筆寫出文字
to write words, especially in a careful or literary way.
Nora penned a short thank-you note before catching the train.
Nora 趕火車前寫下了一張簡短的謝卡。
pen + note
The poet penned three lines on a napkin at the cafe.
那位詩人在咖啡館把三行詩寫在餐巾紙上。
After the meeting, our chair penned a reply to the parents.
會議後，我們的主席寫了一封回信給家長。
In prison, Malik penned letters to his daughter every Sunday.
在獄中，Malik 每個星期天都寫信給女兒。
- erase
removes writing instead of creating it
文法句型
pen + note/letter/article
用法筆記
Object is usually something fairly short, such as a note, letter, speech, or article. It sounds more literary than everyday write.
常見錯誤
pen — 縮寫
1. a short written form of peninsula, used mainly on maps and in notes.
半島縮寫
peninsula 的略寫
a short written form of peninsula, used mainly on maps and in notes.
The map key uses pen. for peninsula in crowded coastal labels.
地圖圖例在擁擠的海岸標示裡用 pen. 表示半島。
map label: pen. = peninsula
On the worksheet, Mia wrote pen. after the word peninsula.
在作業單上，Mia 在 peninsula 這個字後面寫上半島縮寫 pen.。
The old atlas prints pen. beside Baja California on one page.
那本舊地圖冊有一頁在 Baja California 旁邊印了 pen. 這個縮寫。
Our geography notes shorten peninsula to pen. in the margin.
我們的地理筆記在頁邊把 peninsula 縮寫成 pen.。
文法句型
pen. = peninsula
用法筆記
Mostly seen on maps, charts, and school notes where space is tight. In normal running text, writers usually use the full word peninsula.