Word · Frequency #4530
pencil
铅笔；色笔
a thin cylindrical instrument for writing or drawing, with a core of graphite or colored material encased in wood
- 1.
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
一种书写工具,具有石墨(通常称为铅)芯,通常与粘土混合,包裹在木头中,并削尖成锥形。
- 2.
An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.
一束光线的集合,尤其是从一点发散或汇聚到一点时。
- 3.
A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.
具有共同属性的几何对象族,例如在射影平面中通过给定点的直线集合。
- 4.
A small, thin tuft of hairs or feathers.
一小簇细毛或羽毛。
眉笔；光线束；一种书写工具,具有石墨(通常称为铅)芯,通常与粘土混合,包裹在木头中,并削尖成锥形。；一束光线的集合,尤其是从一点发散或汇聚到一点时。；具有共同属性的几何对象族,例如在射影平面中通过给定点的直线集合。
In use
I need to sharpen my pencil before the exam.
She drew a beautiful sketch with a pencil.
Please hand in your answers in pencil, not pen.
a pencil
铅笔是可数名词，可用冠词修饰。
Can I borrow a pencil?
我能借一支铅笔吗？
pencil + noun
常与其他名词构成复合词，如铅笔盒、卷笔刀等。
She bought a new pencil case.
她买了一个新铅笔盒。
in pencil
表示用铅笔书写或绘画。
Please write your answers in pencil.
请用铅笔写答案。
Connections
Collocations
- sharp pencil
- 尖铅笔
- She prefers a sharp pencil for drawing fine lines.她喜欢用尖铅笔画细线。
- pencil case
- 铅笔盒
- He carries a pencil case with many colors in his backpack.他书包里带了一个装满各种颜色铅笔的铅笔盒。
- pencil sharpener
- 铅笔刀
- Can I borrow your pencil sharpener? Mine is broken.我能借用你的铅笔刀吗？我的坏了。
- mechanical pencil
- 自动铅笔
- I use a mechanical pencil because it doesn't need sharpening.我用自动铅笔因为它不需要削。
- colored pencil
- 彩色铅笔
- This drawing was made with colored pencils.这幅画是用彩色铅笔画的。
- pencil drawing
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把pencil拆成pen（钢笔）+cil（谐音‘细’），想象一支细细的笔，就是铅笔。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'stencil' rhymes with 'pencil' (both have /ɛnsəl/). Words like 'council', 'tonsil', 'fossil' share the same spelling pattern but do not rhyme (different vowels).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.