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

• Ericsson is researching a "smart quill" pen.
  爱立信公司正在研制一种小羽毛笔。
• The Japanese use a hot piece of iron like an old-fashioned soldering iron to burn away the fluffy material from inside the quill.
  日本人使用一片类似于老式烙铁的热铁片将羽茎内部的松软物质烧掉。
• 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。
• Indeed, they seemed so baffled that I might as well have asked them if they wrote using a quill pen.
  的确，他们看上去迷惑不解，就像我问他们是否用鹅毛笔写字一样。
• Perhaps you should take up the quill.
  也许你该拿起笔来。
• The quill is designed to rest within the shuttle.
  纬管的设计是应能使其安放在梭子之中。
• Study and Application of Hot Extrusion Process for Boss Quill
  汽车轮毂轴管复合热挤压工艺的研究与应用
• 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。
• A few quill pens lay on the antique writing table.
  古董写字台上搁着几支羽毛笔。