| 释义 |
pencil/ˈpens(ə)l, -sil/ n. & v.●n. 1 (often 常作 attrib.)a an instrument for writing or drawing, usu. consisting of a thin rod of graphite etc. enclosed in a wooden cylinder 铅笔 a pencil sketch 铅笔画或素描 b a similar instrument with a metal or plastic cover and retractable lead 自动铅笔 c a cosmetic in pencil form 化妆笔 2 (作 attrib.) resembling a pencil in shape 笔状物 pencil skirt 筒裙 3 Optics a set of rays meeting at a point 【光学】(辐集于一点的)光线束 4 Geom. a figure formed by a set of straight lines meeting at a point 【几】(交于一点的)线束 5 a draughtsman's art or style (画家的)笔法(或风格) ●v. tr. (pencilled, pencilling; US [美] penciled, penciling) 1 tint or mark with or as if with a pencil (用或好像用铅笔)在…上着色(或做记号) 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 in)a write, esp. tentatively or provisionally 记下(尤指试验性或临时性地记下)；临时记下 have pencilled in the 29th for our meeting 我们的会议暂定在 29 日 b (esp. as 尤作 pencilled adj.) fill (an area) with soft pencil strokes 用铅笔轻轻地涂满(一个区域) a perfectly pencilled eyebrow 用眉笔描得很完美的眉毛 □ penciller n.[Middle English from Old French pincel, ultimately from Latin penicillum ‘paintbrush’, diminutive of peniculus ‘brush’, diminutive of penis ‘tail’] |