pencil
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈpen.səl/ us/ˈpen.səl/
A1 铅笔
a long, thin object, usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or coloured point at one end
a box of coloured pencils 一盒彩色铅笔
pens and pencils 钢笔和铅笔
He sat with his pencil poised, ready to take notes. 他坐着，手里拿着铅笔准备记笔记。
The pencil's blunt - you'd better sharpen it (= make its point sharp). 铅笔钝了——你最好削一下。
Write your comments in the margin in (= using) pencil. 把你的意见用铅笔写在页边上。
a pencil sharpener 削铅笔器，卷笔刀
化妆笔
the form of some types of make-up
an eyebrow pencil 眉笔
a lip pencil 唇线笔
literary一束光
a thin beam of light
A pencil of light showed as the door opened slightly. 门稍稍开启时，一缕阳光透了进来。
- More examples
- Please write in ink, not in pencil.
- It's in pencil, so you can rub it out if you need to.
- My pencil is blunt - I'll have to sharpen it.
- If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
- Are there enough pencils to go round?
Idiom
put/set pencil to paperidiom 书写
to write
Everyone should put pencil to paper and complain about the proposal. 每个人都应该把对这一建议的不满写下来。
pencil
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈpen.səl/ us/ˈpen.səl/
用铅笔写（或画、描、记）的
used to describe something that has been drawn with a pencil
pencil sketches/drawings 素描／铅笔画
Cut on or just inside the pencil line. 沿着铅笔线或紧贴着线内侧剪裁。
pencil
verb [ T ] uk/ˈpen.səl/ us/ˈpen.səl/ -ll- or -l-
用铅笔写
to write something with a pencil
Phrasal verb
pencil something/someone in 草拟，初定
to arrange for something to happen or for someone to do something on a particular date or occasion, knowing that the arrangement might be changed later
We'll pencil in the dates for the next two meetings and confirm them later. 我们将暂定一下接下来两次会议的日期，稍后再加以确认。