crayons
crayons — noun
- crayonssingular
- crayonsesplural
1. a short stick made of coloured wax that children use for drawing and colouring
a short stick made of coloured wax that children use for drawing and colouring
The kindergarten children used bright crayons to draw pictures of their pets.
collocation: bright crayons / draw with crayons
Mayumi bought a new box of twenty-four crayons for her art class.
collocation: a box of crayons
Otis carefully put the crayons back into the box after finishing his drawing.
Ayesha used a blue crayon to colour the sky in her picture of a farm.
The paper was covered with crayon marks from the children's afternoon activity.
- colored pencil
a thin stick with a coloured lead inside wood; used for finer, more detailed work than crayons
- marker
a pen with a thick felt tip and liquid ink; produces brighter colours but can bleed through paper
- chalk
a soft white or coloured stick for writing on blackboards; dustier and wears down faster than wax crayons
文法句型
a [colour] crayon
a box/set of crayons
crayon + noun (crayon drawing)
常見錯誤
crayons — verb
- crayonspresent simple I / you / we / they
- crayonses3rd person singular
- crayonsing-ing form
- crayonsedpast simple
1. to draw or colour something using a crayon or crayons
to draw or colour something using a crayon or crayons
Chidi crayoned a picture of a fish for his younger sister.
transitive: crayon + picture of [something]
Luca spent the afternoon crayoning in his new colouring book.
collocation: crayon in a colouring book
The children crayoned bright flowers all over the large sheet of paper.
Beatriz's little brother crayoned a monster with three eyes and purple teeth.
文法句型
crayon + direct object (crayon a picture)
crayon + prepositional phrase (crayon in a book)
用法筆記
Common in children's activity contexts. Much less frequent than the noun form; speakers often prefer 'draw with crayons' instead.