双关语 meaning in Chinese
pun; equivoque; expression with double meaning
Examples
- The advertising slogan was a play on word .
那条广告口号是双关语。 - 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。 - Did you think the professor's pun was genuinely funny or did you laugh just to play up to him ?
你认为教授的双关语确实好笑呢，还是你发笑只是为了迎合他？ - Puns exasperate after a while, tall tales have a certain sameness, misspelling is a strain to read .
双关语用滥了看了令人生厌，荒诞不经的故事有点千篇一律，错误的拼写使人读起来特别吃力。 - Punning, facetious, irreverent, the funny man filled the newspapers and lighter periodicals with his material .
那位诙谐作家满嘴双关语，逗乐话，以不敬的态度把他的作品填满报章和比较显赫的杂志。