quill
美音:
[kwıl
]英音:
[kwıl
]n.羽茎,大翎毛,(豪猪、刺猬的)刚毛 vt.刺穿
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quill为短语/超纲词汇
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动词过去式:quilled 过去分词:quilled 现在分词:quilling 第三人称单数:quills
quill
/kwɪl; kwɪl/
n
1 (a) (also `quill-feather) large feather from the wing or tail (翅膀或尾部的)大羽毛. =>illus at feather 见feather插图.
(b) (also quill-`pen) (formerly) pen made from the hollow stem of this (旧时)(用羽毛管做的)羽毛笔.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) long sharp stiff spine of a porcupine (豪猪的长而硬的)刺.
quill
n[C][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Probably from
Middle Low German quiele]
alsoquill pena pen made from a large bird's feather, used in the past
a stiff bird's feather
one of the long pointed things that grow on the back of a
porcupine