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quay-side /'kiisaid/ noun
[usually sing.] a quay and the area near it fid Ai£: crowds waiting on/at
the quayside to welcome them !££5dAi£)ftiffiMl(ftAil queasy /'kwi:zi/ adj. 1 feeling sick;
wanting to vomit $T±lft EEd nauseous 2 slightly nervous or worried about sth B&dfAAlft; T#A^£ft
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queas ily adv. queasi ness noun [U] queen 0-w /kwi:n/ noun
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FEMALE RULER A££t&# 1 the female ruler of
an inde
pendent state that has a
royal family A3E; A1H6; A "§■ :
to be crowned queen |jn HL A A® 0 kings and
queens IK I fO A A O the
Queen of
the wife of a king A/fj
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BEST IN GROUP it} # 3 -
(of sth) a
woman, place or
thing that is thought to be
one of the best in a particular group or area ( )
A Is; fill; ft
A:
the queen of fashion 0 cl movie queen
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AT FESTIVAL ij 0 4a woman or girl
chosen to perform
official duties at a festival
or celebration ( A 0 nJcJAft T ) : a
carnival queen
A M 0 a May queen
(= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring) £ $} 1? A
fs 0 a homecoming queen JElstAA/ifr— see also beauty queen
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IN CHESS ® IT % ^ 5 the most powerful
piece used in the game of chess that
can move any number of squares in any direction — picture o chess
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IN CARDS ££!{$ 6 a playing card with the picture of a
queen on it A It? ( ) — picture o playing card
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INSECT Hi 7 a large female
insect that lays eggs for
the whole group ( A; is: a
queen bee A
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HOMOSEXUAL |f] '|i A 8 (informal, taboo) an offensive word for
a male homosexual who behaves
like a woman ( AftttBWJUH ITSTTil
see
evidence n., uncrowned
,queen
'bee noun 1 a female bee that produces eggs for the whole
group of bees in a hive A ; Is — 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 A® A; AMA queen ly /'kwiinli/ adj. of, like or suitable
for a queen
A££ft;
«Aift; ilTAAift ,queen 'mother noun a title given to the
wife of a king who has died and who is the mother of the new king or queen Afi;
MAls; AA/S: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother A A i
.Queen’s
'Bench (also
.Queen’s
Bench Division) noun [sing.] part of the UK High Court (
(ft ) ( A ) £*£&!£
Queens-berry
Rules /.kwiinzbari
'ruilz; NAmE -beri/ noun [pi.] 1 the standard
rules of boxing H M M M'J ( # dj
tfc H(ft A M M 1'J ) 2 the rules of polite and acceptable behaviour .Queen’s Counsel noun = QC the .Queen’s
'English noun [U] (old-fashioned) the English language
as written and spoken correctly by educated people in the UK fa /#; A id ; M ^
in Ullld
The
Queen’s English’ is used when the United Kingdom has a queen, and ‘the King’s
English’ when it has a king, ^t® AAitf.vN'ffl the Queen’s English, ®£ ifejAM'd]
the King’s English0
.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 ( ffij ^
)
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'queen-size adj. (NAmE) (of beds, sheets, etc.
larger than a standard size but not as big as king-size
the .Queen’s 'Speech noun [sing.] in the
queer /kwia(r);
NAmEkwir/ adj., noun, verb a adj. (queer-er,
queer-est) 1
(old-fashioned) strange or unusual (ft ; & # (ft H771 odd :
His face was a queer pink colour. 2 {taboo, slang)
an offensive way of
describing a homosexual, especially
a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves III j
Mil fill (ft; ll^M^AEft 11*171 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 ®
nuun
* verb IR7B queer sb’s pitch | queer the 'pitch (for sb)
{BrE, informal) to
spoil sb’s plans or their chances of getting sth Tm- Iftifflj ( )
queer-ly /'kwiali;
NAmE 'kwirli/ adv. in
a strange or unusual way : He looked at me queerly.
quell /kwel/
verb [VN] 1 to stop sth such as
violent behaviour or protests rfcij it; AS; ISJEE: Extra police were called
in to quell the disturbances.
A A A aE 31 o 0 {figurative) She started to giggle, but Bob quelled
her with a look. fMM
Kj
SI $>] it T life o 2 to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings
Jggfc, III?, Mfe (
'I#) EECI calm: to quell your fears quench /kwentj/ verb
[VN] 1 ~
your thirst to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty IS ( $t ) ; lh ( ii ) Em slake 2
{formal) to stop a fire from burning th A; ‘JtA ES22J extinguish: Firemen tried to quench the flames raging
through the building. it IA
M ^ A th
quern /kw3:n;
NAmE kw3:rn/ noun a
simple piece of equipment for grinding grain,
consisting of two round stones, called quernstones. The grain is crushed
between the two stones when the upper one is turned.
a)
queru lous /'kweralas; -rja-/ adj. {formal, disapproving) complaining; showing that you are annoyed
S (ft ;
Em peevish ► queru lous ly adv. query /'kwiari; NAmE 'kwiri/ noun, verb mnoun {pi. -ies) 1 a question, especially
one asking for information or expressing a doubt about sth IE ® ; il]
:
Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries. HcinWajTltSA®
E^itfilftftl^o O If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact
our helpline.
2
a question mark to show that sth has not been finished or decided ® A: Put a query against Jack’s name—I’m not sure if
he’s coming. — f&A
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verb (queries, query-ing,
quer-ied, queried) 1 to express doubt about whether sth is correct or not
ff 1$; [VN] We queried the bill as it
seemed far
too high.
0 I’m not in a position
to query their decision. iEilkSo [also V wh-] 2 [V
speech] to ask a question ilj |b] : ‘Who will be leading the team?’ queried Simon. o note at ask
'query language noun [c, U] {computing if) a system of words and
symbols that you type in order to ask a computer to give you information
Stfejin W quest /kwest/ noun, verb
m noun ~ (for sth) {formal or literary) a long search for sth, especially for some
quality such as happiness ^ % ,
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, it A ( A ^ ) : the quest for happiness/
knowledge/truth ^ A / M M
in quest of adventure, ftfe ft fjW.
1^ A T 0
m verb [V] ~ (for sth) {formal
or
literary) to search for sth that is difficult to
find If If A
ques tion
o-w /'kwestJan/
noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a sentence, phrase or word that asks
for information |p] (§}; IE |ft;
to ask/answer a question d} / [h]^®®
0 Question 3 was very difficult. % 3 To 0 In
the exam there’s sure to be a question on energy. So 0 The question is,
how much are they going
to pay you? ft] MII ftfe 111 tT %
in ifc A A H ? 0 (formal) The question arises as to