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

• 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。
• Unless political cartoonists feel free to dip their quills in poison ink, a society cannot truly be called free. The rest from the forensic processes to the political and religious sensitivities about the burial of the remains is now painstakingly documented.
  如果政治漫画家不能就那些敏感的话题进行创作，那就谈不上什么真正的自由社会。以后的情况，从法医调查到安葬遗骨所引起的敏感的政治、宗教问题，现已详细地拍成纪录影片。
• 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 Study on the High-precision Deflect-quills for Replacing Methods
  对高精度偏心衬套更换方法的研究
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）
• 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。
• 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。