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
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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
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an eyebrow pencil .一支眉笔。
something with the shape of a pencil
笔状物
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a pencil of light 光束
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[as modifier]
a pencil torch .笔状电筒。
【物 理，几何】 光线束，光线锥；线束，面束，圆束。
write, draw, or colour (something) with a pencil
用铅笔写（或画、涂色）
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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
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[as adj.
penciled ]a pencilled note .一张用铅笔写的条子。
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pencil something in １ fill in an area or shape with pencil strokes 用铅笔填入；用铅笔画出轮廓a lot of the outlines had been pencilled in . 很多轮廓已经用铅笔画出来了 -
２ 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
"Middle English （denoting a fine paintbrush）： from Old French
