"pencils" in Chinese (Simplified)
铅笔
Definition
一种细长的木或塑料制成的棒,中间有彩色芯,用于写字或画画。“Pencils”是“pencil”的复数。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
只用于复数,指多个“pencil”。常见于学校或美术场合。不要和“pens”(钢笔/圆珠笔)混淆。常用搭配有:“colored pencils”(彩色铅笔)、“sharpen pencils”(削铅笔)、“borrow pencils”(借铅笔)。
Examples
I have three pencils in my bag.
我包里有三支**铅笔**。
The teacher gave us new pencils for drawing.
老师给了我们新的**铅笔**画画。
Please bring your own pencils to class.
请带上自己的**铅笔**来上课。
All my pencils keep breaking during the test.
我考试时所有**铅笔**都断了。
Could I borrow a couple of pencils? I forgot mine at home.
我能借几支**铅笔**吗?我把我的忘在家里了。
Her art kit is full of colored pencils of every shade imaginable.
她的画具里装满了各种颜色的**彩色铅笔**。