Q, q / kju:; kju/ n (pl Q's, q's / kju:z; kjuz/) 1 the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet 英语字 母表中的第十七个字母: `Queen' starts with (a) Q/`Q'. Queen 字以 Q 字母开始. 2 (idm 习语) mind one's p's and q's => mind2.Q/ kju:; kju/ abbr 缩写 = question: Q and A, ie question and answer 问题和答案 * Qs 1-5 are compulsory, eg in an exam paper. 1-5 题为必答题（如试卷说明）. Cf 参看 A 2.QB/ 9kju: 5bi:; 9kju `bi/ abbr 缩写 = (Brit law 律) Queen's Bench. Cf 参看 KB.QC/ 9kju: 5si:; 9kju `si/ abbr 缩写 = (Brit law 律) Queen's Counsel: Mr Justice Norman QC 王室法律顾问诺曼法官. Cf 参看 KC.QE2/ 9kju: i: 5tu:; 9kju i `tu/ abbr 缩写 = Queen Elizabeth the Second (a cruise liner) ｀伊丽莎 白女王＇2 号（邮船）: a holiday on the QE2 乘｀伊丽莎白女王＇2 号邮船度假.QED/ 9kju: i: 5di:; 9kju i `di/ abbr 缩写 = which was to be proved (Latin quod erat demonstrandum) 证明完毕（源自拉丁文 quod erat demonstrandum）.qrabbr 缩写 = quarter(s).qtabbr 缩写 = quart(s).qtoabbr 缩写 = quarto.qtyabbr 缩写 = (commerce 商) (esp on order forms) quantity （尤用於订货单）.qua/ kweI; kwe/ prep (fml 文) in the capacity or characterof (sb/sth); as 以（某人[某事物]）的 身分或特性; 作为: I don't dislike sport qua sport I just think it's rather a waste of time. 我倒不 是不喜欢运动本身--而是觉得有些浪费时间.sine qua non/ 9sIneI kwB: 5nEUn; `sInI kwB `non/ (fml 文) essential condition; thing that is absolutely necessary 必要条件; 必不可少的事物: Patience is a sine qua non for a good teacher. 做个优秀 教师必不可少的条件是要有耐心.quack/ kwAk; kwAk/ interj, n harsh sound made by a duck （鸭叫的）嘎嘎声.quackv [I] make the sound of a duck 作鸭叫.quack-quackn (used by and to small children 儿语) duck 鸭鸭; 鸭子quack/ kwAk; kwAk/ n (infml 口) person who pretends to have special knowledge and skill, esp in medicine 冒充有专门知识和技能的人; （尤指）庸医, 江湖医生: Don't be taken in he's just a quack. 可别上当--他纯粹是江湖医生. * [attrib 作定语] a quack cure for arthritis 庸医治关节炎的疗法.quackery/ -ErI; -ErI/ n [U] methods or practices of a quack 庸医的医术或行医.quad/ kwCd; kwBd/ n (infml 口) 1 =quadrangle 2.2 = quadruplet.quadr(i)-comb form 构词成分 1 having four parts 有四部分的: quadrilateral * quadruped. 2 being one of four parts 四部分之一的: quadrant * quadruplet.Quadragesima/ 9kwCdrE5dVesImE; 9kwBdrE`dVZsImE/ n the first Sunday in Lent 大斋期的第一个星期 日.quadrangle/ 5kwCdrANgl; `kwBdrAN^l/ n 1 plane figurewith four sides, esp a square or rectangle 四边 形; （尤指）正方形, 长方形. 2 (fml 文) four-sided courtyard surrounded by large buildings, eg in an Oxford college （四周由大型建筑物围绕的）方形庭院（如於牛津大学学院的）.quadrangular/ kwC5drANgjUlE(r); kwBd`rAN^jJlL/ adj having four sides 有四边的; 四边形的.quadrant/ 5kwCdrEnt; `kwBdrEnt/ n 1 quarter of a circle or of its circumference 圆的或圆周的四分 之一; 象限. =>illus at circle 见 circle 插图. 2 instrument with an arc of 90 marked off in degrees, for measuring angles 象限仪; 四分仪.quadraphonic (also quadrophonic)/ 9kwCdrE5fCnIk;9kwBdrE`fBnIk/ adj (of sound-reproduction) using four transmission channels （指录音放音）四声道的.quadraphony (also quadrophony)/ kwC5drCfEnI; kwB`drBfEnI/ n [U] system for recording and reproducing sound in this way 四声道录音放音系统或设备.quadratic equation/ kwC9drAtIk I5kweIVn; kwBd`rAtIkI`kweVEn/ (algebra 代数) equation that uses the square (and no higher power) of an unknown quantity, eg x^2 + 2x - 8 = 0 二次方程式（如 x^2 + 2x - 8 = 0）.quadrennial/ kwC5drenIEl; kwB`drZnIEl/ adj 1 lasting for four years 持续四年的. 2 happening every fourthyear 每四年一次的.quadrilateral/ 9kwCdrI5lAtErEl; 9kwBdrE`lAtErEl/ n, adj (plane figure) with four sides 四边形（的）.quadrille/ kwE5drIl; kwE`drIl/ n (music for a) square dance for four couples 四对方舞（曲）: play/dance a quadrille 演奏四对方舞曲[跳四对方舞].quadrillion/ kwC5drIlIEn; kwBd`rIljEn/ pron, det, n(pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作 quadrillions) (after a or one, a number, or an indication of quantity 用於 a 或 one 之後或用於数目或表示数 量的词语之後) 1 (Brit) number shown by 1 followed by 24 zeros; one million to the power of 4 *1 後有 24 个 0 的数; 一百万的 4 次幂. 2 (US) number shown by 1 followed by 15 zeros; one thousand to the power of 5 *1 後有 15 个 0 的数; 一千的 5 次幂.quadrophonic, quadrophony=> quadraphonic.quadruped/ 5kwCdrUped; `kwBdrE9pZd/ n four-footed animal 四足动物.quadruple/ 5kwCdrUpl; ?@ kwC5dru:pl; kwBd`rupl/ adj consisting of four parts, individuals or groups 由四个部分、 四个个体或四个群体组成的: a tune in quadruple time 四拍的曲调 * a quadruple alliance 四方联盟.quadruplen, adv (number or amount) four timesas great as (sth) 四倍; 四倍的数或量: 20 is the quadruple of 5. 20 是 5 的四倍. * We need quadruple the number of players we've got for a full orchestra. 我们要组成完整的管弦乐队需要有四倍於现有的演奏人员.quadruple/ kwC5dru:pl; kwBd`rupl/ v [I, Tn] become multiplied or multiply (sth) by four 变成四倍; 以四乘（某数）: Their profits have quadrupled/They have quadrupled their profits in ten years. 他们的利润十年中增长至四倍[他们使利润在十年中增长至四倍].quadruplet/ 5kwCdru:plet; ?@ kwC5dru:p-; kwBd`ruplIt/ (also infml 口语作 quad) n (usu pl 通常作 复数) one of four children born to the same mother at one birth 四胞胎中的一个孩子.quadruplicate/ kwC5dru:plIkEt; kwBd`ruplIkIt/ n (idm 习语) in quadruplicate in four exactly similar examples or copies 一式四份: Please submit your application form in quadruplicate. 请交申请 表一式四份.quaff/ kwCf; ?@ kwAf; kwAf/ v [Tn] (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) drink (sth) by swallowing large amounts at a time, not taking small sips 大口。