quill

英 [kwɪl]

美 [kwɪl]

n.  翎(鸟的翅膀或尾部的大羽毛); 翎笔; 羽管笔; (豪猪的)棘刺

复数：quills　现在分词：quilling　

GRE

BNC.21041 / COCA.18789

牛津词典

noun

• 翎（鸟的翅膀或尾部的大羽毛）
  a large feather from the wing or tail of a bird
• 翎笔；羽管笔
  a pen made from a quill feather
• （豪猪的）棘刺
  one of the long sharp stiff spines on a porcupine

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.

英英释义

noun

• a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
• the hollow spine of a feather
  Synonym:calamusshaft
• any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
  Synonym:flight featherpinionquill feather
• pen made from a bird's feather
  Synonym:quill pen

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