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| 1 | C an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink 笔；钢笔；墨水笔 |
| Have you got a pen and paper? 你有没有纸和笔？ |
| | 1a | U ink from a pen 墨水 | | It was written in black pen. 那是用黑色墨水写的 | |
| | 1b | C an electronic object similar to a pen that you can use with a computer （计算机上使用的）电子笔 | |
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| 2 | C a small area with a fence around it , used for keeping animals in （圈养动物用的）围栏，圈 |
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| 3 | C AMERICAN informal a penitentiary |
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| - | the pen is mightier than the sword formal
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| used for saying that what someone writes can have more effect than violent action |
| 笔墨胜刀剑 |
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| - | put pen to paper
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| to start writing something |
| 动笔写 |
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