n (1)自來水筆，鋼筆 (instrument for writing in ink) (常用于合成詞中) [C]： fountain～自來水筆;ballpoint～圓珠筆;felt-tip～氈尖筆;My～needs filling/a new nib. 我的鋼筆要灌墨水/換新筆尖了。sign a contract with a～用鋼筆在合同上簽字; put/set～to paper (infml) 開始寫作;take up one's～開始寫;The～is mighter than the sword. (prov) 筆比劍更有力。
(2)寫作(尤指以寫作為業(yè)) (action of writing esp as a profession) [sing]： A novelist lives by his～. 作家以寫作為生。
→?pen-and-′ink adj 用鋼筆畫的;′pen-friend (AmE ′pen-pal) n 筆友;′penknife (pl ′penknives) n 折疊刀;′pen-name n 筆名;′pen-pusher n 坐辦公室的人;′pen-pushing n 令人厭煩的抄抄寫寫的工作;
vt 寫 (write) [T+n] (fml)： I～ned a few words to father today. 我今天給父親寫了一封短信。She～ned a quick note to her mother. 她給母親寫了一張便條?！纪絯rite