quill
🇬🇧 UK/kwil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A large feather, especially one used as a writing pen; a sharp spine of a porcupine or hedgehog.
羽毛笔;(豪猪等的)刺
v.
To pierce with quills; to write.
用刺刺穿;书写
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishquillother
=quill
Common Collocations
- 1.quill pen羽毛笔
- 2.goose quill鹅毛笔
- 3.porcupine quill豪猪刺
- 4.dip a quill蘸羽毛笔
Example Sentences
- 1.
The scholar dipped his quill into the inkwell and began writing.
- 2.
A porcupine's quills can pierce skin and are difficult to remove.
- 3.
She signed the historic document with a goose quill pen.