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    propelling pencil

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Daily life
    proˌpelling ˈpencil noun [countable]  British EnglishTD a pencil made of plastic or metal, in which the lead (=the part used for making marks) can be pushed out as it is used 活动铅笔，自动铅笔 SYN American English mechanical pencil
    Examples from the Corpus
    propelling pencil• And inside the pencil-case the management has placed something even more astonishing: a propelling pencil with four different colours in it.• He tells her about the pencil-case and the four-colour propelling pencil.
    proˌpelling ˈpencil nounChineseSyllable
    of Corpus a plastic pencil made or metal,


    propelling pencil
    proˌpelling ˈpencil noun [countable]
    British English a pencil made of plastic or metal, in which the lead (=the part used for making marks) can be pushed out as it is used
       SYN  mechanical pencil American English


    propelling pencilBrE /prəˌpelɪŋ ˈpensl/ 🔊NAmE /prəˌpelɪŋ ˈpensl/ 🔊 nouna pencil with a lead2 (2) that can be moved down for writing by turning or pushing the top of the pencil 自动铅笔；活动铅笔