quay-side /'kiisaid/ noun [usually sing.] a quay and the area near
it 码头 jii: crowds waiting on/at the quay- sfde to weicome them等在码头边欢迎他们知人群
queasy
/'kwiizi/
adj. 1 feeling sick; wanting to vomit 恶心的；欲吐的 HT1
nauseous 2 slightly nervous or worried about sth稍感紧张的；略有不安的；心神不定的
► qlieas-iiy adv. queasi*ness noun [U] queen fHr /kwi:n/ noun
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FEMALE RULER 女统治者 1
the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family 女王； 女酋长；女 首领：to be crowned queen 加麗为女王❖ kings and queens国王和女王◊ the Queen 0/ iVorway挪威女王◊ ^ueen
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BEST 丨N GROUP 出类拔萃 3
~ (of sth)
a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular
group or area (某领域的）王后；精髓；精
华：the queen o//ashion 时装之最◊ a moWe queen 影后 ◊
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AT FESTIVAL W 日 4 a woman or girl chosen to perform official
duties at a festival or celebration (节日或庆典 中）当选行使庆典职责的女■子.：a carnivai queen釭欢节 /J、姐◊ a May queen (=
at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring)五 _ 节王后◊ a homecomfng
queen 返校节王后：_ see also beauty queen
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IN CHESS 国际象棋 5
the most powerful piece used in the game of chess
that can move any number of squares in any direction 后一 picture
o chess
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IN CARDS 纸牌 6
a playing card with the picture
of a queen on it 王后（牌）一picture o playing
card
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INSECT 昆虫 7
a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group (为群体产卵的）雌性昆虫；后：a queen bee 蜂王
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HOMOSEXUAL 同性恋 8 (/n/orma/，tatoo) an offensive word for a male homosexual who behaves like a woman (女性化的男同性恋者贬称）主后，假娘儿们
ITiTJl
see
evidence /?., uncrowned
.queen
'bee noun 1 a female bee that produces eggs for the whole group of bees in a hive 蜂王；.后蜂 — compare drone n.{3), worker(4) 2 a woman who behaves as if she is the
most important person in a particular place or group 女强人.;，夫姐大 queen-ly /'kwirnli/ adj. of, like or suitable for a queen 女王的；似女王的；适于女王的
,queen 'mother r?ow/7 a title given
to the wife of a king who has died and who is the mother of the new king or
queen 太后；皇太后；王太后：Queen £〖izabeth, the Queen
Mother王太后伊丽莎白女五.，
■
Queen’s 'Bench (also .Queen’s.
‘Bench Division) A7〇iv/7 [sing.] part of
the UK High Court (英国高等法院
的）（女）王座法院
Queens-berry
Rules /.kwiinzbari
'ru:lz; NAmE -beri/ now/? [pi.]
1 the standard rules of boxing 昆斯伯里地
则（峯击比赛的标准规则）2 the rules of polite
and acceptable behaviour 礼貌行为准则
,Queen*s Counsel noun = QC the .Queen^ 'English
noun [u] (old-fashioned) the
English language as written and spoken correctly by educated people in the UK标准英语；规范英语
"The
Queen’s English’ is used when the United Kingdom has a queen, and ‘the King’s
English’ when it has a king.英国女王在位时用the Queen’s English,■国玉 在位肘用 the
King’s Engiish。
.Queen^s
'evidence noun [u] (BrE) if a
criminal turns Queen’s evidence, he or she gives evidence against the people
who committed a crime with him or her (刑事 被告向法_庭提供的）对同案犯不利的证据
'queen-size
£/办(of beds, sheets, etc.床、床单等）
larger
than a standard size but not as big as king-size
次特大号的；大号的
the .Queeh^ 'Speech noun [sing.] in the
女王施政演说（英国新一届议会开始时由女王宣读，内容
包括政府施政详情）
queer /kwia(r); NAmEkwir/
adj., noun, verb 醞 fldfy’.（queerer, queerest) 1 (old-fashioned)
strange or unusual 奇怪的；反常的 PTiTl
odd ： His face was a
queer pinfc colour•他满脸奇怪的粉红色。2 (toboo, s/ang) an
offensive way of describing a homosexual,
especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals
about themselves娘儿们似的；妖里妖气的
see
fish n.
m noun (taboo, slang) an offensive word for
a homosexual, especially
a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves 同 恋者；假
娘儿们，
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verb IT»T!!7I queer sb’s 'pitch 丨 queer
the 'pitch (for sb)
{BrE, informal) to spoil sb's plans
or their chances of getting sth破坏…的计划（或机会）
queer-ly
/'kwiali;
NAmE 'kwirli/ adv. in a strange or unusuai way 奇怪地；反常地：He Zoofced af me queerZy.
他异样地望着我。
quell /kwel/ vwMVN】1 to stop sth such as
violent behaviour or protests 制止；于息；镇压Extra poZice were
caHed fn to queH the disturbances.已调集了_援警 力来平定骚乱。◊的gwraf/Ve) She started to giggZe, but Bob queHed her
with a toofc.她格格地笑了起来，但鲍
勃用眼色制止 了她。2 to
stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings消除，缓解，减轻（强烈或不快的感
情）EEEIcalm: to queH your/ears 消除恐惧
quench
/kwentJV
ve/t [VN] 1 〜your thirst to drink so that you
no longer feel thirsty 解（渴）；止（渴’） PCTTI slake 2 (/brnifl/) to stop a
fire from burning 扑 灭；媳灭 EBd
extinguish : Firemen tried to
quench the/tomes ragi’ng through the buiWfng•消防队员备力扑
救大楼中熊熊的火焰。
quern
/kw3：n; NAmE kw3：rn/ noun a simple piece of
equipment for grinding grain,
consisting of two round stones, called quernstones. The grain is crushed
between the two stones when the upper one is turned.
手推石磨（磨谷物用}
queru-lous /'kweralas; -rja-/ adj.
{formal, disapproving) complaining; showing that you are annoyed 也怨的；
显得恼怒的 S33 peevish qliem.lous._y adv. query /'kwiari; NAmE'kwiri/
noun, verb
►
noun (pi. -ies) 1 a question,
especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about sth 疑问；询
问：Our assistcmte wfH be happy to answer your
queries. 我们的助理很乐意回答诸位的问题。◊J/y〇u have a query
about your insurance policy, contact our helpline. 若对保险单有疑问，请拨打我们的咨询热线。2 a question mark to
show that sth has not been finished or decided 问号：Put a query against
Jackfs name—Vm not
sure i/he’s comi'ng.在杰克的名字旁边打个问号 他来
不来我不清楚。
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(queries,
querying, queried, queried) 1 to express doubt about whether sth is correct
or not 怀 疑；表示疑虑：[VN] We queried the
biH as it seemed/ar too Wg/i.账单上的费用似乎太高了，我们对此表示怀疑。
〇 Vm not in a position
to query their decision.
疑他们的;决隹。[also V wh-] 2 [V
speech] to ask a ques- tion 询向：‘Who wiZZ be Zeading
the team?’ queried Sfmon. “由谁当队长呢？”西蒙问道。o note at ask 'query language /70W/1 {c，u] 计）a system of
words and symbols that you
type in order to ask a computer to give you information 查询语言
quest
/kwest/
noun, verb
►
now/i ~ (for sth) (/b/777fl/ or
//fera/y) a long search for sth， especially for some
quality such as happiness 探索， 寻找，追求（幸福等）：the quest
}or happiness/ fcnow丨edge/trut/i对幸福/知识/真理的追求◊ He set ojJ in
quest 〇/ adventure, i也出行运险去了。'v
_
verfc [V]〜（for sth) (/o/vrjfl/ or
//fera〇/) to search for sth
that is difficult to hnd 探索；探求' ques-tion
/'kwestjan/
noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a sentence, phrase or
word that asks for information 问题；疑问：to ask/tmswer a
question 提 出/回答问题◊ Question 3 was
very d断cu/t.第3题难极 了，。o In the exam therms sure to be a question on energy.考试时准有关于能量的题目。◊ The question
is, how much are they going to pay you?问题是他们打算 付给你多少钱？ ◊
{/'o/wfl/) rhe question arises 〇5 to