Pencil

['pens(ə)l;-sɪl] or ['pɛnsl]

解释:

(noun.) a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood.

(noun.) a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; 'an eyebrow pencil'.

(noun.) a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point.

(noun.) 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'.

(verb.) write, draw, or trace with a pencil; 'he penciled a figure'.

克拉拉录入--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors.

(n.) A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See Graphite.

(n.) Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist, descriptive writer, etc.

(n.) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

(n.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of intersection being called the pencil point.

(n.) A small medicated bougie.

(v. t.) To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.

编辑:莉齐

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Brush (made of hair or fine bristles).[2]. Crayon.

v. a. [1]. Paint, depict, delineate, portray, sketch.[2]. Mark or draw with a pencil.

校对:拉里

解释:

n. a small hair brush for laying on colours: any pointed instrument for writing or drawing without ink: a collection of rays of light converging to a point: the art of painting or drawing.—v.t. to write sketch or mark with a pencil: to paint or draw:—pr.p. pen′cilling; pa.t. and pa.p. pen′cilled.—ns. Pen′cil-case a holder for a pencil; Pen′cil-com′pass a compass having a pencil on one of its legs for use in drawing.—adjs. Pen′cilled written or marked with a pencil: having pencils of rays: radiated: (bot.) marked with fine lines as with a pencil; Pen′cilliform having the form of a pencil as of rays.—ns. Pen′cilling the art of writing sketching or marking with a pencil: marks made with a pencil: fine lines on flowers or the feathers of birds: a sketch; Pen′cil-sketch a sketch made with a pencil.

编辑:瑞伊