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pen2/pen/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small enclosure for cows, sheep, poultry, etc. (牛、羊、禽畜等的)圈,栏,厩 2 a place of confinement 监狱 3 an enclosure for sheltering submarines (庇护潜艇用的)隐蔽坞 4 a Jamaican farm or plantation (牙买加的)农场,种植物 ●v. tr. (penned, penning) (often foll. by 常后跟 in, up) enclose or shut up, esp. in a pen (尤指)将…关在栏中;将…关在监狱里 [Old English penn, of unknown origin] |