pen·cil
noun/ˈpensl/
/ˈpensl/
[countable, uncountable]- a narrow piece of wood, or a metal or plastic case, containing a black or coloured substance, used for drawing or writing
enlarge image铅笔 - I'll get a pencil and paper.
我去拿铅笔和纸。 - coloured pencils
彩色铅笔 - I need to sharpen my pencil.
我需要削铅笔。 - in pencil She scribbled a note in pencil.
她用铅笔草草写了张便条。 - margin notes in pencil
用铅笔在页边空白处写的批注 - Each picture was carefully drawn with pencil and then colour was added.
每幅画都是用铅笔仔细绘制的，然后添加颜色。 - a pencil drawing/sketch
铅笔画／素描
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blunt
- sharp
- soft
- …
- draw (something) with
- use
- write (something) with
- …
- lead
- sharpener
- eraser
- …
- in pencil
Word OriginMiddle 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’. - I'll get a pencil and paper.