pun

She made a pun.她一语双关。

The delicatessen is sandwiched, if you'll pardon/excuse/forgive the pun, between two stores.如果你不介意我俏皮点说，这家熟食店就像三明治一样被夹在两个店之间。

She's a skillful pilot whose career has—no pun intended —really taken off.她是位技术高超的飞行员，毫不玩笑地说，她的事业真的已经腾飞。

The name “Dew Drop Inn” is a pun on “do drop in.”*Dew Drop Inn这个店名一语双关，有do drop in的意思。

a punning headline语带双关的标题

Punning on her daughter's first name, she said, “Mary Christmas!”她拿女儿的名字打趣道：“玛丽圣诞！”（英文中女儿名Mary与圣诞快乐的Merry近音双关）

“Firefighting sparks my interest,” he punned.他开玩笑说：“灭火倒点燃了我的兴致。”