单词 | pencil |
释义 | noun | verb pencilpencil1 /ˈpɛnsəl/ ●●● S3 noun [countable, uncountable] a narrow pointed wooden instrument, used for writing or drawing, containing a thin stick of a black or colored substance: a sharp pencil colored pencils pencil drawings a note written in pencil (=using a pencil) [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French pincel paintbrush, from Latin penicillus little tail] → see also eyebrow pencil, mechanical pencil noun | verb pencilpencil2 verb (penciled, penciling) [transitive] to write something with a pencil or make a mark with a pencil: a name penciled inside the back cover of the book—penciled adjectivepencil in phrasal verb1pencil somebody/something ↔ in to make an arrangement for a meeting or other event, knowing that it might have to be changed later: Let’s pencil in a meeting for next Wednesday.2pencil something ↔ in to draw or write something using a pencil, especially to add something to something that has already been written or drawn |
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