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pen /pen/► SEE ALLthe pen is mightier than the swordput pen to papera poison pen lettera slip of the tongue/pen
●the ˌpen is ˌmightier than the ˈsword (saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars 笔杆的威力大于宝剑；文胜于武 NOTE Mightier means ‘stronger’ or ‘more powerful’. * mightier 意为“更大强大的”或“更有威力的”。 ●put ˌpen to ˈpaper (formal) write or start to write sth 下笔；开始写◆He spent hours thinking about what he should write, and it was midnight before he finally put pen to paper.
他花了数小时思考该写些什么，直到午夜才动笔。●a ˌpoison ˈpen letteran unpleasant letter which is not signed and is intended to upset the person who receives it 出于恶意的匿名信；匿名诽谤信◆Most politicians get poison pen letters, sometimes threatening their lives.大多数政客都收到过匿名诽谤信，有些还威胁要杀害他们。●a slip of the ˈtongue/ˈpena small mistake when speaking or writing 口误；笔误◆Did I say North Street? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue — I meant South Street.我说是北大街吗？对不起，那是口误 － 我想说南大街。 |