Word · Frequency #26210
ballpoint
圆珠笔
ballpoint
- 1.
A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
一种尖端圆形的针。
一种尖端圆形的针。
In use
She signed the contract with a blue ballpoint.
My backpack always contains a notebook and a ballpoint for class.
He prefers a ballpoint because its ink dries quickly.
a ballpoint pen
ballpoint 常与 pen 连用，完整形式是 ballpoint pen。
She always keeps a ballpoint pen in her bag.
她包里总放着一支圆珠笔。
write with a ballpoint
单独说 a ballpoint 即可表示圆珠笔，pen 可省略。
He wrote the note with a ballpoint.
他用圆珠笔写了便条。
a [color] ballpoint
[color] 为颜色形容词，如 black、blue、red。
Please use a black ballpoint for the form.
请用黑色圆珠笔填写表格。
Common mistakes
I bought a ballpoint yesterday. Can you lend me ballpoint?I bought a ballpoint yesterday. Can you lend me a ballpoint?
ballpoint 是可数名词，单数形式不能像汉语“笔”一样裸用，前面需要加限定词 a/the。
There are three ballpoint on the desk.There are three ballpoints on the desk.
ballpoint 是可数名词，表示复数时要在词尾加 -s，与 three 等数量词搭配时必须用 ballpoints。
Connections
Collocations
- ballpoint pen
- 圆珠笔
- She signed the document with a ballpoint pen.她用圆珠笔签署了文件。
- ballpoint ink
- 圆珠笔油墨
- Ballpoint ink dries quickly on most papers.圆珠笔油墨在大多数纸上干得很快。
- ballpoint refill
- 圆珠笔笔芯
- This pen takes a standard ballpoint refill.这支笔使用标准圆珠笔笔芯。
- write with a ballpoint
- 用圆珠笔书写
- He prefers to write with a ballpoint rather than a fountain pen.他更喜欢用圆珠笔写，而不是用钢笔。
Synonyms
- biro
- 圆珠笔（源自商标名，英式英语常用） · Biro 原为商标名，后泛指圆珠笔，英式口语常见；美式英语少用，正式文体多用 ballpoint (pen)。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
球在笔尖：Ball（球）+ point（尖端），圆珠笔的笔尖有个小圆珠，滚动带出墨水。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常书写、文具描述、购买清单 ballpoint 是中性常用词，通常适用于日常交流，也可用于文具说明或购物场景，多指圆珠笔。
Pronunciation & Spelling
point、joint、appoint 的重读末尾音节都是 /pɔɪnt/ 或 /ɔɪnt/，与 ballpoint 中的 -point 押韵。pointer 拼写和读音都含有 point 的 /pɔɪnt/，但多了一个 /ər/，所以不算完全押韵。ballpark 开头拼写和读音 /bɔːl/ 与 ball 相同，但结尾与目标词不同；ballot 拼写看似以 ball 开头，但读音是 /ˈbæl.ət/，元音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.