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单词 pencil
释义
pencil
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈpen.səl/us
/ˈpen.səl/
A1
along,thinobject, usually made ofwood, for writing ordrawing, with asharpblackorcolouredpointat one end:
铅笔
aboxofcolouredpencils一盒彩色铅笔
pensand pencils钢笔和铅笔
Hesatwith his pencilpoised,readyto takenotes.他坐着，手里拿着铅笔准备记笔记。
The pencil'sblunt- you'dbettersharpenit(= makeitspointsharp).铅笔钝了——你最好削一下。
Writeyourcommentsin themarginin(= using)pencil.把你的意见用铅笔写在页边上。
a pencilsharpener削铅笔器，卷笔刀
picture of pencil
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theformof sometypesofmake-up:
化妆笔
aneyebrowpencil眉笔
alippencil唇线笔
picture of pencil
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literary
athinbeamoflight:
一束光
A pencil oflightshowedas thedooropenedslightly.门稍稍开启时，一缕阳光透了进来。
More examples
  • Please write inink, not in pencil.
  • It's in pencil, so you canrubit out if you need to.
  • My pencil isblunt- I'll have tosharpenit.
  • If youspotanymistakesin thearticlejustmarkthem with a pencil.
  • Are there enough pencils to go round?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Publishing: paper & stationery
  • A3
  • A5
  • acid-free
  • assembler
  • backspace
  • ballpoint pen
  • chalk
  • foolscap
  • fountain pen
  • gift wrap
  • grammage
  • hanging chad
  • notepad
  • propelling pencil
  • pulp
  • quill
  • quire
  • qwerty
  • ream
  • slate
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Painting & drawing materials
Make-up & skin care
Quantities & units of light

Idiom

put/set pencil to paper
pencil
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpen.səl/us
/ˈpen.səl/
used todescribesomething that has beendrawnwith a pencil:
用铅笔写（或画、描、记）的
pencilsketches/drawings素描／铅笔画
Cut on or just inside the pencilline.沿着铅笔线或紧贴着线内侧剪裁。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pictures
  • -scape
  • abstract
  • aquatint
  • balloon
  • canvas
  • caricature
  • cartoon
  • foreground
  • graphic novel
  • graphics
  • halo
  • hellscape
  • identikit
  • pastel
  • pixelated
  • poster
  • raster
  • rehang
  • shade
  • woodcut
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pencil
verb[T]
uk
/ˈpen.səl/us
/ˈpen.səl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-
to write something with a pencil
用铅笔写
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Writing & typing
  • asemic
  • bashsomethingout
  • borrow
  • calligrapher
  • carriage return
  • fair
  • jot
  • minute
  • overwrite
  • re-registration
  • readability
  • recompose
  • reformulate
  • registration
  • rekey
  • scribble
  • touch-type
  • unwritten
  • writ
  • writing
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Related word

pencilled

Phrasal verb

pencilsomething/someonein
(Definition ofpencilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pencil| American Dictionary

pencil
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈpen·səl/
athin, usuallywooden, tube-shapeddevicefor writing ordrawingwhich hascoloredmaterialin thecenterand apointat one end:
[C]coloredpencils
[U]Makeyourcorrectionsin pencil(= using a pencil).
(Definition ofpencilfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpencil

pencil
The tips of the pencils are" cognitively salient", and what is seen of their relation determines the child's communicated beliefs about length.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Expertise about the underlying nature of pencils does not figure in the way ordinary people interact with pencils.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In other words, people continue to treat pencils completely instrumentally.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this scenario, our interactions with pencils are transformed as a result of the discovery of their animate nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Experiences are not public objects like trees or pencils or clocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We give the child two pencils of equal length side-by-side, and he correctly judges them to be the" same size".
From theCambridge English Corpus
A despondent artist once rose from sleep and penciled in a fat man on the highest point of the pyramid in the sketch.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consider two possibilities in the light of the discovery that pencils are living organisms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The child was allowed to play freely with watercolor pencils and crayons.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As the second scenario shows, even the startling discovery that pencils are alive need not have metasemantic implications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They continue to relate to pencils as items designed to assist them in achieving their goals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We ow restrict our attention to simple pencils, where symmetric or not.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The scientific discovery of the animate nature of pencils might have semantic implications as well.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the first scenario, the discovery turns out to have a profound impact on ordinary speakers' daily transactions with pencils.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When he gets home, he goes into his little office and takes out a lot of paper, a few pencils and a big eraser.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpencil

pencil

These are words often used in combination withpencil.

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graphite pencil
Writing is best done with a fairly soft blackgraphitepencil.
From theCambridge English Corpus
grease pencil
The game used a laminated board which could be written on with agreasepencil.
From
Wikipedia
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pencil mark
Mypencilmark, which has been much photocopied, is not easy to read.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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