quill

英 [kwɪl]

美 [kwɪl]

n.  翎(鸟的翅膀或尾部的大羽毛); 翎笔; 羽管笔; (豪猪的)棘刺

复数：quills　现在分词：quilling　

GRE

BNC.21041 / COCA.18789

牛津词典

noun

• 翎（鸟的翅膀或尾部的大羽毛）
  a large feather from the wing or tail of a bird
• 翎笔；羽管笔
  a pen made from a quill feather
• （豪猪的）棘刺
  one of the long sharp stiff spines on a porcupine

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 羽毛笔
  Aquillis a pen made from a bird's feather.
  1. She dipped a quill in ink, then began to write.
     她将羽毛笔在墨水里蘸了一下，随后开始书写。
• (鸟翼或鸟尾的)大羽毛;翎
  A bird'squillsare large, stiff feathers on its wings and tail.
• (豪猪的)棘刺
  Thequillsof a porcupine are the long sharp points on its body.

英英释义

noun

• a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
• the hollow spine of a feather
  Synonym:calamusshaft
• any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
  Synonym:flight featherpinionquill feather
• pen made from a bird's feather
  Synonym:quill pen

双语例句

• To me, though, the most moving object was a simple 12-sided walnut table, barely wide enough to hold an inkwell, a quill pen and a few sheets of paper.
  然而对我来说，最动人的物品是一张简陋的十二面胡桃木桌，宽度只够放下墨水池、鹅毛笔和一沓纸。
• Don't mind if I use a quick-quotes quill, do you?
  你不介意我使用速记笔吧？
• Perhaps you should take up the quill.
  也许你该拿起笔来。
• Set of clear crystal inkwell with quill, book, diploma and graduation cap; rhodium-plated details.
  套清楚水晶墨水池与纤管，书，文凭和毕业盖帽；铑被镀的细节。
• Sales of labradors, however, have declined, after the Japanese film quill made them among the most popular breeds less than two years ago.
  不到两年前所播出的日本电影「再见了！可鲁」使拉布拉多成为最受欢迎的品种，然而的销售量已经下滑。
• She dipped a quill in ink, then began to write.
  她将羽毛笔在墨水里蘸了一下，随后开始书写。
• Quill is used for writing in the past.
  在过去，大翎毛&鹅毛笔是用来写字的。
• Don't you think it looks like an antique quill pen?
  你看它的样子像不像一根鹅毛笔呢？
• Once again, James Quill had defied expectations. As it turned out, Laura was pregnant. Dale knocked up two girls during his senior years of high School.
  詹姆斯·奎尔再一次让人出乎意料：劳拉怀孕了。戴尔在高中三年级时让两个女孩怀了孕。
• Suddenly she dropped the quill as a wild happiness flooded her.
  她突然感到一阵无限的快乐，当即丢开了手里的鹅毛笔。