When the students came in, sharpened pencils in hand, there was not a blue book in sight.
2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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A pencil is an object that you write or draw with. It consists of a thin piece of wood with a rod of a black or coloured substance through the middle. If you write or draw something in pencil, you do it using a pencil.