quill
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/kwɪl/
🇬🇧
/kwɪl/
A big feather from a bird's wing or tail.
She found a beautiful quill on her walk and decided to keep it.
她在散步时发现了一支漂亮的羽毛,并决定留着它。
A pen made from a large bird feather.
Before modern pens, people wrote with a quill dipped in ink.
在现代钢笔出现之前,人们用蘸有墨水的羽毛笔写字。
A long, sharp, stiff part of a porcupine.
The porcupine's quill can be very sharp, so it's important to be careful.
豪猪的刺可以非常锋利,所以小心是很重要的。