n (1)自来水笔，钢笔 (instrument for writing in ink) (常用于合成词中) [C]： fountain～自来水笔;ballpoint～圆珠笔;felt-tip～毡尖笔;My～needs filling/a new nib. 我的钢笔要灌墨水/换新笔尖了。sign a contract with a～用钢笔在合同上签字; put/set～to paper (infml) 开始写作;take up one's～开始写;The～is mighter than the sword. (prov) 笔比剑更有力。

(2)写作(尤指以写作为业) (action of writing esp as a profession) [sing]： A novelist lives by his～. 作家以写作为生。

→͵pen-and-′ink adj 用钢笔画的;′pen-friend (AmE ′pen-pal) n 笔友;′penknife (pl ′penknives) n 折叠刀;′pen-name n 笔名;′pen-pusher n 坐办公室的人;′pen-pushing n 令人厌烦的抄抄写写的工作;

vt 写 (write) [T+n] (fml)： I～ned a few words to father today. 我今天给父亲写了一封短信。She～ned a quick note to her mother. 她给母亲写了一张便条。〖同〗write