n.铅笔；笔状物

vt.用铅笔写

He erases pencil marks. 他擦去铅笔的痕迹。

My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it? 我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？

I noted down his telephone number with a pencil near the telephone. 我用电话旁的一根铅笔记下了他的电话号码。

He took a pencil flashlight out of his pocket. 他从口袋中掏出一支笔形电筒。

pencil是可数名词,基本意思是“铅笔”,尤指木杆铅芯的铅笔,表示“用铅笔画或写”时用介词with或in。

pencil引申可表示“笔状物”,用于光学,还可作“光线锥”解。