pencil
noun
verb
ˈpensəl noun
1 an instrument that you use for writing or drawing, consisting of a wooden stick with a thin piece of a black or coloured substance in the middle 铅笔
a sharp pencil
尖尖的铅笔
a blue pencil
蓝色铅笔
in pencil
a note written in pencil
用铅笔写的便条
a pencil sketch
铅笔速写画
verb
2 to write something or make a mark with a pencil 用铅笔写 (标记 )
a name pencilled on the envelope
用铅笔写在信封上的名字
3 to make an arrangement for a meeting or other event, knowing that it might have to be changed later 暂定; 暂时安排〔会面等〕
Pickford has been pencilled in as Robson’s replacement.
皮克福德被暂定为罗布森的接替者。