pencil

名词 pencil:

1. a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2. graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
3. a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4. a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face

动词 pencil:

1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil

1. Difficult problems used to take hours of work with pencil and paper.
   困难的问题以前总是需要用笔和纸工作数小时。
2. He erases pencil marks.
   他擦去铅笔的痕迹。
3. 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？
4. 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。

pen.cil

n.（名词）
A narrow, generally cylindrical implement for writing, drawing, or marking, consisting of a thin rod of graphite, colored wax, or similar substance encased in wood or held in a mechanical holder.
铅笔：一种用于书写、绘画或作标记、窄且大体呈圆柱状的工具，由包裹在木头或机械托中的细石墨棒、着色蜡或类似的物质组成
Something shaped or used like a pencil, especially a narrow medicated or cosmetic stick:
笔类物：尤指含药或化装用的细棍等笔形的或像笔一样用的东西：
例句：
an eyebrow pencil.
眉笔

A style or technique in drawing or delineating.
风格，技巧：绘画或描绘中的风格或技巧
Descriptive skill:
描写的技巧：
例句：
.His characters are drawn with a strong pencil.(Henry Hallam)
.他的性格跃然纸上.(亨利·哈勒姆)

An artist`s brush, especially a fine one.
细画笔：尤指细画笔等艺术家的画笔
Physics A beam of radiant energy in the form of a narrow cone or cylinder.
【物理学】 光线锥：窄圆锥体或圆柱形的辐射性光束
Mathematics A family of geometric objects, such as lines, that have a common property, such as passage through a given line in a given plane.
【数学】 束：一组有共同性质的物体，如一组线等在已知平面上穿过一条已知直线的几何图形
v.tr.（及物动词）
pen.ciled 也作 pen.cilled pen.cil.ing pen.cil.ling pen.cils pen.cils
To write or produce by using a pencil.
用铅笔写出或画出
To mark or color with or as if with a pencil.
用铅笔着色：用或好像用铅笔写或着色

来源：
Middle English pencel [artist`s brush]
中古英语 pencel [艺术家的画笔]
from Old French pincel, peincel
源自 古法语 pincel, peincel
from Vulgar Latin *pônicellus
源自 俗拉丁语 *pônicellus
alteration of Latin pônicillus [diminutive of] pôniculus [diminutive of] pônis [tail, brush] * see pes-
拉丁语 pônicillus的变化 [] pôniculus的小后缀 [] pônis的小后缀 [尾状物，刷子] *参见 pes-

【引伸】
pen.ciler 或
pen.ciller
n.（名词）