| 释义 |
pencil something in 1. fill in an area or shape with pencil strokes 用铅笔填入; 用铅笔画出轮廓: a lot of the outlines had been pencilled in. 很多轮廓已经用铅笔画出来了。 2. arrange, forecast, or note down something provisionally or tentatively (暂时或姑且)安排, 预测; 记下: May 15 was pencilled in as the date for the meeting. 暂定5月15日作开会的日期。 ■ (pencil someone in) make a provisional or tentative arrangement with or for someone (暂时或姑且)与…安排; 为…安排: he was pencilled in for surgery at the end of the month. 他被暂时安排在月底动手术。 |