Word · Frequency #3020
Fully loadedpen
撰写；写作
To write or compose something such as an article or book.
- 1.
To enclose in a pen.
把...关入围栏
- 2.
To write (an article, a book, etc.).
撰写(文章、书等)。
把…关进圈里；圈禁；把...关入围栏；撰写(文章、书等)。；写；关入栏中
In use
He penned a heartfelt letter to his grandmother.
She is penning her memoirs in a cozy café.
Many poets pen verses inspired by nature.
pen sth
pen在表示“写”时较正式，常用于书面语。
She penned a heartfelt letter to her grandmother.
她给祖母写了一封真挚的信。
pen sb/sth in/up
也可用于比喻意义，如“被限制在狭小空间”。
The farmer penned the sheep in the enclosure.
农夫把羊关进围栏里。
Verb forms
base pen · third person pens · -ing penning · past penned · past participle penned
动词pen为规则变化，注意重读闭音节双写n。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- pen a letter
- 写一封信
- She penned a letter to her friend.她给朋友写了一封信。
- pen an essay
- 写一篇短文
- He penned an essay about his travels.他写了一篇关于旅行的短文。
- pen a memoir
- 撰写回忆录
- The retired judge penned a memoir of his years on the bench.这位退休法官撰写了他在法官席上多年的回忆录。
- pen a poem
- 写一首诗
- She penned a poem for the school magazine.她为校刊写了一首诗。
- pen up
- 把…关入围栏
- The farmer penned up the cattle before the storm.暴风雨来临前，农夫把牛关进了围栏。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：手中的笔(pen)能写文章，也能把羊关进pen(围栏)——同一词，两个动作都是pen。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal enclosure、literary writing 该词作动词时有两种常见用法：表示“把…关入围栏”时多用于农牧业等具体场景，属于中性表达；表示“撰写（文章、书等）”时常见于书面语或略带文学色彩的表达，语气比较正式。实际使用中应根据具体义项选择合适的语体。
Grammar Note
作动词时，表示'写'（及物）或'写作'（不及物），也可表示'关入栏中'。过去式/分词为penned，现在分词penning。
Pronunciation & Spelling
den, hen, men, and ten rhyme with pen /pɛn/, all ending in the sound /ɛn/. Beware: open /ˈoʊpən/ and happen /ˈhæpən/ end in the letters -pen but are pronounced with a reduced vowel /ən/, so they do not rhyme with pen.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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