Dictionary entry
pencil eraser
noun
橡皮
a small eraser used to remove pencil marks
In use
I need a new pencil eraser because this one is worn down.
Do you have a pencil eraser I could borrow for the test?
My pencil eraser smudged the page when I tried to fix the mistake.
a [adj] pencil eraser
形容词可以直接修饰 pencil eraser。
I need a soft pencil eraser.
我需要一块软橡皮。
use a pencil eraser to [verb]
此结构表示使用橡皮的目的。
Use a pencil eraser to clean the drawing.
用橡皮擦干净图画。
Common mistakes
Can I borrow your rubber?Can I borrow your eraser?
在中文中，“橡皮”常被直接翻译为“rubber”，但英文中“rubber”可能指避孕套或其他橡胶制品，而铅笔用橡皮的正确说法是“eraser”或“pencil eraser”。
I need a pencil rubber to erase my mistake.I need a pencil eraser to erase my mistake.
中文直译“铅笔橡皮”导致搭配错误，英文中正确的复合名词是“pencil eraser”，而非“pencil rubber”。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.