| 单词 | pencil |
| 释义 | pencil n. & v. --n 1. (often attrib.) a an instrument for writing or drawing, usu. consisting of a thin rod of graphite etc. enclosed in a wooden cylinder (a pencil sketch). b a similar instrument with a metal or plastic cover and retractable lead. c a cosmetic in pencil form. 2. (attrib.) resembling a pencil in shape (pencil skirt). 3. Optics a set of rays meeting at a point. 4. Geom. a figure formed by a set of straight lines meeting at a point. 5. a draughtsman's art or style. --vtr. (pencilled, pencilling; US penciled, penciling) 1. tint or mark with or as if with a pencil. 2. (usu. foll. by in) a write, esp. tentatively or provisionally (have pencilled in the 29th for our meeting). b (esp. as pencilled adj.) fill (an area) with soft pencil strokes (pencilled in her eyebrows). Phrases and idioms pencil-case a container for pencils etc. pencil-sharpener a device for sharpening a pencil by rotating it against a cutting edge. Derivatives penciller n. Etymology: ME f. OF pincel ult. f. L penicillum paintbrush, dimin. of peniculus brush, dimin. of penis tail |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含43808条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。