number 2 pencil

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US) A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray. One can usually identify a number 2 pencil by looking for the number "2" conspicuously emblazoned on the pencil. Often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.

日本語の意味

主に試験や公式な書類の記入に用いられる、特定の濃さ（中程度の濃さや暗さ）を持つ鉛筆。鉛筆には大きく「2」の数字が刻印され、米国において標準的な試験用鉛筆として認識されている。

英語の意味

(US) A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray. One can usually identify a number 2 pencil by looking for the number "2" conspicuously emblazoned on the pencil. Often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.

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Please use a number 2 pencil to fill out the scantron sheet during the standardized test.

標準化試験では、マークシートを塗るときに2番の鉛筆を使ってください。

詳細

意味（1）

(US) A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray. One can usually identify a number 2 pencil by looking for the number "2" conspicuously emblazoned on the pencil. Often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.

I snapped to rigid attention when the teacher barked, Clear your desks, get your number two pencils out, and get ready for your exam. Exam! What exam?

詳細

意味（2）

(US) A standard, ordinary pencil; one which is not colored or mechanical or in any other way unusual.

How would that yellow number 2 pencil look as an ornament, inserted through a pierced ear-lobe or nasal septum?

詳細

number 2 pencils （ plural ）