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单词 blue pencil
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blue pencil n
  1. deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
vb blue-pencil ( -cils, -cilling, -cilled, US -cils, -ciling, -ciled)
  1. (transitive) to alter or delete parts of (a book, film, etc), esp to censor
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈblue-ˈpen•cil,  v. [+ object], -ciled, -cil•ing or (esp. Brit.) -cilled, -cil•ling. 
  1. to change or edit (a piece of writing, etc.) to improve it:blue-penciled the report before it went.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
blue-pen•cil  (blo̅o̅pensəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -ciled, -cil•ing or (esp. Brit.) -cilled, -cil•ling. 
  1. to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
  • 1885–90

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