Word · Frequency #21041
quill
羽毛笔；笔
a pen, especially one made from a bird's feather
- 1.
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
羽毛的下部羽轴,特指没有羽枝的部分。
- 2.
pen made from a bird's feather
羽毛笔
- 3.
A pen made from a feather.
羽毛笔。
- 4.
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
豪猪或刺猬的硬刺
- 5.
Any pen.
任何笔。
- 6.
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
鸟类的较大翼羽或尾羽
- 7.
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
豪猪或刺猬皮肤上生长的尖利、带倒刺且易脱落的针状结构,用于防御捕食者。
- 8.
A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
一种薄树皮,尤其是肉桂或金鸡纳树皮,卷成管状。
- 9.
The pen of a squid.
鱿鱼的羽状壳。
- 10.
The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
弹奏某些乐器时用来拨弦的拨子。
- 11.
The tube of a musical instrument.
乐器的管。
- 12.
Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
形状似羽管的东西,如轮状皱领的褶或平面,或(织布)梭子中绕纬线的锭子或线轴。
- 13.
A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
套筒驱动,具有空心轴,内部装有另一可移动轴。
（鸟的）飞羽或尾羽；羽管；羽根；（豪猪或刺猬的）硬刺；鱿鱼的内壳；拨子；琴拨
In use
The scholar dipped his quill into the inkpot and began to write.
She prefers writing letters with a quill instead of a modern pen.
The museum displayed a quill and inkwell used by the poet.
write with a quill
这里的 quill 指羽毛笔，即用鸟羽制成、蘸墨水书写的笔。
He wrote the letter with a quill and ink.
他用羽毛笔和墨水写了那封信。
have quills
quill 也指豪猪或刺猬身上的硬刺，是可数名词，常用复数 quills。
Hedgehogs have quills to protect themselves.
刺猬身上长有棘刺来保护自己。
a quill of [substance]
此用法中 quill 指卷成管状的薄树皮，尤指肉桂或金鸡纳树皮，属较专业义项。
Connections
Collocations
- quill pen
- 羽毛笔
- He signed the document with an old quill pen.他用一支旧羽毛笔签署了文件。
- goose quill
- 鹅羽管；鹅毛笔
- The scribe sharpened a goose quill before writing.抄写员在书写前削尖了一根鹅羽管。
- porcupine quill
- 豪猪刺
- The porcupine raised its quills when threatened.豪猪受到威胁时会竖起身上的刺。
- quill knife
- 羽毛笔刀
- He used a quill knife to sharpen the feather's tip.他用一把羽毛笔刀削尖羽毛的顶端。
- write with a quill
- 用羽毛笔写字
- In the old days, clerks would write with a quill.在过去，文书们常用羽毛笔写字。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 quill 记成‘Q 形羽毛管’，鹅毛笔的笔杆就是它，豪猪刺也同形。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学/历史描写、动物学/生物学、文具/书法 quill 的语域随语境变化：在文学、历史或文具话题中通常指羽毛笔，略带古雅或正式色彩；在动物学中则作为中性术语指豪猪刺或鸟羽干。日常对话中较少见，多用于书面或专门语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 quill 押韵，都读 /ɪl/：bill、fill、hill、kill、pill、will。注意拼写相似的词不一定同音：quiet /ˈkwaɪət/、quite /kwaɪt/、quilt /kwɪlt/、quail /kweɪl/ 都与 quill 发音不同，不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.