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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Here's where you get your quills and ink.
  在这儿可以买到你所需要的羽毛笔和墨水。
• 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。
• 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。
• There are spinning frames in existence which package filling yarn directly on quills rather than ring tubes. slip-on type pipe base screen
  目前的细纱机，有的可以直接将纱线卷绕在纬管上，而不是卷绕在细纱管上。套在中心管上的筛管
• 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。
• 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。