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)
[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
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
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。
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。