/ˈpensl ||; ˈpɛnsḷ/noun [C,U] an object that you use for writing or drawing. Pencils are usually made of wood and contain a thin stick of a black or coloured substance 铅笔: Bring a pencil and paper with you.随身带上铅笔和纸。Write in pencil, not ink.用铅笔写，不要用墨水笔。☞picture at stationery 见stationery插图
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/ˈpensl ||; ˈpɛnsḷ/verb [T] (pencilling;pencilled (US 美) penciling;penciled) to write or draw sth with a pencil 用铅笔写或画 pencil sth/sb in to write down the details of an arrangement that might have to be changed later 添入，填入（以后可能得改变的细节）: Shall we pencil the next meeting in for the fourteenth?我们是不是添一句，下次会议在十四日召开？