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.- 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。
 
- She dipped a quill in ink, then began to write.
- (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
- When danger comes, I roll myself into a ball so my sharp quills point out in all directions.
 遇到危险的时候,我就把身子团成球,这样,我身上尖尖的刺伸向各个方向。
- 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。
- He took from his pocket two small objects which were nothing more than two quills wrapped in cotton, and thrust one up each of his nostrils.
 他从衣袋里掏出两件小东西,两根裹了棉花的鹅翎管,在每个鼻孔里塞了一根。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- Feather, parts of, worked beyond cleaning, disinfection or preservation ( excl. worked quills or scapes)
 羽毛所属部分,已经清洗、消毒或防腐以外的加工(不包括经过加工的羽管、羽轴)
- My back is covered with hard, pointy quills and my belly is soft and furry.
 我的后背覆盖着又硬又尖的刺,我的腹部柔软而多毛。
- 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。
