play on words

play on words

美 　英

• na.說俏皮話；說模棱兩可的話；說雙關語
• 網絡文字游戲；玩文字游戲；玩弄文字游戲

英漢解釋

na.	1. 說俏皮話;說模棱兩可的話 2. 說雙關語,說俏皮話

例句

Its slogan, "Chile, All Ways Surprising" , was intended as a play on words, but just looked as if it had been misspelt.

這場運動的口號是“智利，處處給人驚喜”，本來是想玩個雙關，可事實看起來就好像是拼錯了一樣。

I want merely to single out at this point the word "birth" and to play on words: it was the fact of living that assured his innocence.

這里，我僅僅想挑出“出生”一詞，并借題發揮一下：正是活著這一事實證明了他的無辜。

He was well regarded by critics and the public alike for his inventive titles, his unlikely rhymes, and his ridiculous play on words.

他本人，就如同其詩歌的創造性的標題、不同尋常的押韻、荒謬的措辭一樣，備受評論家和公眾的推崇。

Which Park: It's a play on words. I'll tell you next time I see you. It's actually pretty boring.

是一個文字游戲。下次去了見面告訴你。其實還挺無聊的。

The pun , or the play on words, is a basic part of American humor.

雙關語，或稱作玩弄文字游戲，是美式幽默中一個基本的部分。

This book will help you learn how to make a play on words.

這本書將會幫助你學習如何巧妙地運用詞語。

Like punning , programming is a play on words .

如同雙關語，編程也是一種文字游戲。

Politicians often play on words in speeches.

政客常常在演講時玩弄辭藻。

So Fourth became Forth, a nicer play on words anyway.

所以Fourth就變成Forth了反正是個不錯的文字游戲。

Comedies also play on words to create fun.

喜劇也利用雙關語制造笑料。

Don't play on words, I can't catch the meaning.

你不要玩文字游戲，我不懂。

Or play on words, or. . .

或者是文字游戲，或者……我看看。

She said it as a play on words, But he did not understand her meaning

她說雙關語，但他不能了解她的意思。

There are thousands of jokes in English which have a "play on words" .

在英語里有數以千計的“雙關語”的笑話。

Some of the pieces in the 'minimiam' collection are a comical play on words

一些“微型”的作品，說起來像是一場戲劇表演