pencil /'pensl/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
- (n.) graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
- (n.) a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
Chinese translation
- n. 铅笔, 色笔, 眉笔, 画笔, 光线束
- vt. 用铅笔写或涂, 草拟
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /'pensl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.95 · Rare
Word forms
pencilled, pencilling, pencils
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