pencil

鉛筆

字や絵をかく道具。普通は木の軸の中に細く黒い芯がある。

やさしい英語で： A tool for writing or drawing, usually made of wood with a thin dark stick inside.

• I need a pencil.
• She drew the house with colored pencils.
• Can you sharpen my pencil?

よく使う表現： sharp pencil, pencil case, pencil drawing

鉛筆で書く、鉛筆で描く

普通は消しゴムで消せる鉛筆を使って、字や絵をかく。

やさしい英語で： To write or draw something with a wooden writing tool whose marks can usually be rubbed out.

• He penciled a note in the margin.
• She carefully penciled an outline of the tree.
• Pencil your answers lightly so you can erase them.

使い方： pencil something on/in something (She penciled her name on the back of the photograph.)

よく使う表現： pencil a note, pencil an outline, pencil something lightly