pencil
英 ['pens(ə)l; -sɪl]
美['pɛnsl]
- n. 铅笔；笔状物
- vt. 用铅笔写；用眉笔涂
- vi. 成铅笔状
英英释意
- 1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- 2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication;
- "the words were scribbled in pencil"
- "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
- 3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
- 4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face;
- "an eyebrow pencil"