pencil
['pent.səl] noun countable or uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■a long thin usually wooden object for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or other coloured point, made from a type of carbon, at one end 铅笔•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，手里拿着铅笔准备写笔记。 •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 of the report in (= using) pencil.把你的意见用铅笔写在报告的页边上。 •a pencil sharpener削铅笔器，卷笔刀 ■the form of some types of make-up 化妆笔•an eyebrow pencil眉笔 •a lip pencil唇线笔 ■literary
■a thin beam of light 一束光•A pencil of light showed as the door opened slightly.门稍稍开启时，一缕阳光透了进来。
['pent.səl] noun countable or uncountable
put / set pencil to paper
■to write 书写•Everyone should put pencil to paper and complain about the proposal.每个人都应该把对这项建议的不满写出来。
['pent.səl] adjective [before noun]
■describes something that has been drawn with a pencil 用铅笔写（或画、描、记）的•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。
['pent.səl] verb transitive (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
■to write something with a pencil 用铅笔写
['pent.səl] verb transitive (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
Phrasal Verbs [M] pencil sth/sb in
■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 草拟，暂定•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。 |