留美老师带你每日说英文 第1048期:双关语

 This is...you know the phrase¹ "no pun intended?" It's supposed to mean you just said something funny by accident. Well, you know, like, "The pilot's career was taking off."

就是...你知道“no pun intended（我没有在说双关语）”这个短语吗？它应该是意指：你刚才“不经意”说出了一些有趣的话。嗯，例如像是“这名飞行员的事业就要起飞了”。

学习重点：

1.pun 双关语；俏皮话

pun (n.) 双关语；俏皮话

2.intend 想要；打算

intend (v.) 想要；打算

3.supposed 假定的；想象上的；被信以为真的

supposed (adj.) 假定的；想象上的；被信以为真的

4.mean 意思

mean (v.) 意思

5.by accident 偶然；意外地

by accident (ph.) 偶然；意外地

6.career 职业

career (n.) 职业

7.take off (飞机) 起飞；突然大受欢迎

take off (ph.) (飞机) 起飞；突然大受欢迎

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n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。