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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。