pencil

pencil
noun
  1. an instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a long thin piece of wood or fixed in a metal or plastic case
    铅笔
    ■[mass noun]graphite or a similar substance used in such a way as a medium for writing or drawing
    （写字或绘画用的）石墨芯；类似石墨芯的东西
    the words were scribbled in pencil.
    那些话是用石墨芯乱写的。
    ■[usu. with modifier]a cosmetic in a long thin stick, designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
    （用于脸部的）化妆笔
    an eyebrow pencil.
    一支眉笔。
    ■something with the shape of a pencil
    笔状物
    a pencil of light.
    光束。
    [as modifier]a pencil torch.
    笔状火把。
    ■(Physics & Geometry)a set of light rays, lines, etc. converging to or diverging narrowly from a single point
    (物理，几何)光线束，光线锥；线束，面束，圆束
(pencilled, pencilling; 美 penciled, penciling)
  1. [with obj.]write, draw, or colour (something) with a pencil
    用铅笔写（或画、染色）
    a previous owner has pencilled their name inside the cover.
    以前的一个主人用铅笔在封面内写下了他们的姓名。
    [as adj. penciled]a pencilled note.
    一张用铅笔写的条子。
派生
penciller
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a fine paintbrush): from Old French pincel, from a diminutive of Latin peniculus 'brush', diminutive of penis 'tail'. The verb was originally (early 16th cent.) in the sense 'paint with a fine brush'
继承用法
pencil something in
  1. fill in an area or shape with pencil strokes
    用铅笔填入
    a lot of the outlines had been pencilled in.
    很多草图已经用铅笔填好了。
  2. arrange, forecast, or note down something provisionally or tentatively
    （暂时或姑且）安排，预测；记下
    May 15 was pencilled in as the date for the meeting.
    暂定5月15日作开会的日期。
    ■(pencil someone in)make a provisional or tentative arrangement with or for someone
    （暂时或姑且）与…安排；为…安排
    he was pencilled in for surgery at the end of the month.
    他被暂时安排在月底动手术。
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