0 a long, thin object, usually made of wood, for writing or drawing, with a sharp black or coloured point at one end -- 铅笔
pens and pencils 钢笔和铅笔
He sat with his pencil poised, ready to take notes. 他坐着，手里拿着铅笔准备记笔记。
The pencil's blunt - you'd better sharpen it (= make its point sharp). 铅笔钝了——你最好削一下。
Write your comments in the margin in (= using) pencil. 把你的意见用铅笔写在页边上。
a pencil sharpener 削铅笔器，卷笔刀
an eyebrow pencil 眉笔
a lip pencil 唇线笔
A pencil of light showed as the door opened slightly. 门稍稍开启时，一缕阳光透了进来。
1 used to describe something that has been drawn with a pencil -- 用铅笔写（或画、描、记）的
2 to write something with a pencil -- 用铅笔写
Please write in ink, not in pencil.
It's in pencil, so you can rub it out if you need to.
If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
Are there enough pencils to go round?
The tips of the pencils are" cognitively salient", and what is seen of their relation determines the child's communicated beliefs about length.
Expertise about the underlying nature of pencils does not figure in the way ordinary people interact with pencils.
In other words, people continue to treat pencils completely instrumentally.
