Word · Frequency #16279
biro
圆珠笔
a pen that uses a small metal ball at its tip to transfer ink onto paper
- 1.
A Biro brand ballpoint pen.
比罗牌圆珠笔。
- 2.
Ink from a ballpoint pen.
圆珠笔油墨。
比罗牌圆珠笔。；圆珠笔油墨。
In use
I need to sign this form; can I borrow your biro?
She wrote the whole list with a blue biro.
He put two biros in his pocket before the meeting.
a biro
biro 在英国常指圆珠笔，是可数名词。
Can I borrow a biro?
我能借一支圆珠笔吗？
write sth in biro
表示用圆珠笔书写时，通常说 in biro，不加冠词。
Please write your name in biro.
请用圆珠笔写下你的名字。
write sth with a biro
强调具体某一支笔时可用 with a biro。
She wrote the note with a biro.
她用圆珠笔写了那张便条。
Common mistakes
I need a biro pen.I need a biro.
biro 本身就表示‘圆珠笔’，后面再加 pen 是赘余；英语中直接用 a biro 即可。
She has two biroes in her bag.She has two biros in her bag.
biro 的复数直接加 -s 为 biros，不能照少数以 -o 结尾名词的规则写成 biroes。
Connections
Collocations
- write in biro
- 用圆珠笔写
- The form must be written in biro, not pencil.表格必须用圆珠笔填写，不能用铅笔。
- blue biro
- 蓝色圆珠笔
- All corrections were made with a blue biro.所有修改都是用蓝色圆珠笔做的。
- use a biro
- 使用圆珠笔
- Use a biro to sign the receipt.请用圆珠笔在收据上签字。
- borrow a biro
- 借一支圆珠笔
- Could I borrow a biro for a second?我能借一支圆珠笔用一下吗？
- biro ink
- 圆珠笔油墨
- Biro ink smudged on his hand.圆珠笔油墨蹭到他手上了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
见到 biro 就想到圆珠笔：单词中间的 o 正是笔尖那颗小滚珠，带着油墨滚出字迹。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：daily conversation、school stationery、jotting notes “biro” 是英式非正式说法，指圆珠笔，通常用于日常对话、学校或随手记录；正式场合中更常用 ballpoint pen。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 biro /ˈbaɪrəʊ/ 押韵的是 Cairo /ˈkaɪrəʊ/、giro /ˈdʒaɪrəʊ/、tyro /ˈtaɪrəʊ/ 和 gyro /ˈdʒaɪrəʊ/（陀螺仪），它们的重读元音和后面的音都是 /aɪrəʊ/。注意不要被拼写误导：hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ 和 zero /ˈzɪərəʊ/ 看起来都含 -ro，但元音不同，与 biro 不押韵。
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.