Word · Frequency #21041
quill
羽毛笔;笔
核心释义
a pen, especially one made from a bird's feather
- 1.
羽毛的下部羽轴,特指没有羽枝的部分。
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- 2.
羽毛笔
pen made from a bird's feather
- 3.
羽毛笔。
A pen made from a feather.
- 4.
豪猪或刺猬的硬刺
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- 5.
任何笔。
Any pen.
- 6.
鸟类的较大翼羽或尾羽
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- 7.
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。
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.
- 8.
一种薄树皮,尤其是肉桂或金鸡纳树皮,卷成管状。
A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- 9.
鱿鱼的羽状壳。
The pen of a squid.
- 10.
弹奏某些乐器时用来拨弦的拨子。
The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- 11.
乐器的管。
The tube of a musical instrument.
- 12.
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。
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.
- 13.
套筒驱动,具有空心轴,内部装有另一可移动轴。
A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
(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
用法In use
The scholar dipped his quill into the inkpot and began to write.
用法提示:quill 此处作名词,意为“羽毛笔”,是书写工具。
She prefers writing letters with a quill instead of a modern pen.
用法提示:quill 作名词指“羽毛笔”,句中用作介词 with 的宾语。
The museum displayed a quill and inkwell used by the poet.
用法提示:quill 作名词,指“羽毛笔”,与 inkwell 并列作 displayed 的宾语。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
一起学习词形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.