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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Study on the Grain Damage Characteristics of Diamond Quills in Face Grinding
  金刚石磨盘磨削的磨粒损伤特性研究
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• Defensive quills dot the backs of these troublesome creatures.
  防御性的刺长在这些讨人厌的生物背上。
• To be more flexible, most mills use special winders designed specially for the purpose of winding quills.
  为了方便生产，多数纺织厂使用专门的卷纬机进行卷纬。