N-COUNT A pun is 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. 双关语
He spoke of a hatchet job, which may be a pun on some senator's name.
他提到“恶毒诽谤”一词，这可能和某个参议员的名字一语双关。
V to make puns 说双关语
V to pack (earth, rubble, etc) by pounding 击打成团 [英国英语]
Punning in Chinese has a long history, though it is of uncertain origin.
汉语双关名称来源不详，但其使用源远流长。
Punning is one of the most common rhetorical devices used in advertisement.
双关语是英语广告中一种较为常见的修辞手段。
The semantic means for English punning exist on lexical, syntactical, and contextual levels.
语义手段存在于词汇、句法和语篇三个层面。
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