quills

英 [kwɪlz]

美 [kwɪlz]

n.  翎(鸟的翅膀或尾部的大羽毛); 翎笔; 羽管笔; (豪猪的)棘刺
quill的复数

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.

双语例句

• A study on the grinding force characteristics of electroplated CBN quills in face grinding
  电镀CBN砂轮端面磨削力特性研究
• My quills are dark brown with a little white mixed in.
  我的刺儿是深棕色的，混合着一点儿白色。
• While the Quills camped out in a waiting room, the family caught the attention and sympathy of a nurse named Laura Danis who had been caring for James since the heart attack.
  那时奎尔一家人暂时凑合着住在候诊室里，他们的遭遇引起了一位护士的同情。
• Martin Childs for the art direction and Jill Quertier for the set decoration of the pained and turbulent life of the Marquis De Sade in Quills.
  马丁•丘德斯担任艺术指导、吉尔•奎提尔担任布景设计在《鹅毛笔》中描述了德塞得侯爵苦难而激情的一生。
• There were bookbags, quills, notebooks, and course books everywhere.
  这里到处是书包，羽毛笔，笔记本和课本。
• The woman's black hair, matted stiff with blood, stuck out like porcupine quills from a face the color of blue-veined marble.
  死者略带血迹的黑发僵硬脏臭，像豪猪的棘刺一样从青筋暴起的脸旁乍起。
• The Native Americans embroidered skins and bark with dyed porcupine quills; later the beads they acquired in trade took the place of quills.
  美洲原住民则在兽皮或树皮上用染色的豪猪毛锈制羽毛制品，后来用交易来的珠子取代羽毛。
• Quills were the chief writing implement from the6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid19th century.
  从公元6世纪到19世纪中期钢笔出现以前，羽毛笔是主要的书写工具。
• At least two subspecies, the Quill Rat and the Thorned Beast, are known to fire their quills without provocation.
  目前所知至少有两个种类，硬毛老鼠和多刺野兽，会不经挑衅而直接发射它们的刺。
• A large African bird of prey ( Sagittarius serpentarius) with long legs and a crest of quills at the back of the head.
  一种大型的非洲食肉鸟（蛇鹫），腿长，脑后长有长羽集起的羽冠。