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2800. quack
释义: charlatan; impostor
例句: Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this quack; he cannot cure you.
2801. quadruped
释义: four-footed animal
例句: Most mammals are quadrupeds.
2802. quaff
释义: drink with relish
例句: As we quaffed our ale, we listened to the gay songs of the students in the tavern.
2803. quagmire
释义: soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
例句: Up to her knees in mud, Myra wondered how on earth she was going to extricate herself from this quagmire.
2804. quail
释义: cower; lose heart
例句: He was afraid that he would quail in the face of danger.
2805. quaint
释义: odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
例句: Her quaint clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric.
2806. qualified
释义: limited; restricted
例句: Unable to give the candidate full support, the mayor gave him only a qualified endorsement.
2807. qualms
释义: misgivings
例句: His qualms of conscience had become so great that he decided to abandon his plans.
2808. quandary
释义: dilemma
例句: When the two colleges to which he had applied accepted him, he was in a quandary as to which one he should attend.
2809. quarantine
释义: isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection
例句: We will have to place this house under quarantine until we determine the nature of the disease.
2810. quarry
释义: victim; object of a hunt
例句: The police closed in on their quarry.
2811. quarry
释义: dig into
例句: They quarried blocks of marble out of the hillside.
2812. quash
释义: subdue; crush; squash
例句: The authorities acted quickly to quash the student rebellion, sending in tanks to cow the demonstrators.
2813. quay
释义: dock; landing place
例句: Because of the captain's carelessness, the ship crashed into the quay.
2814. queasy
释义: easily nauseated; squeamish
例句: As the ship left the harbor, he became queasy and thought that he was going to suffer from seasickness.
2815. quell
释义: put down; quiet
例句: The police used fire hoses and teat gas to quell the rioters.
2816. querulous
释义: fretful; whining
例句: His classmates were repelled by his querulous and complaining statements.
2817. queue
释义: line
例句: They stood patiently in the queue outside the movie theatre.
2818. quibble
释义: equivocate; play on words
例句: Do not quibble; I want a straightforward and definite answer.
2819. quiescent
释义: at rest; dormant
例句: After this geyser erupts, it will remain quiescent for twenty-four hours.
2820. quietude
释义: tranquillity
例句: He was impressed by the air of quietude and peace that pervaded the valley.
2821. quintessence
释义: purest and highest embodiment
例句: Noel Coward displayed the quintessence of wit.
2822. quip
释义: taunt
例句: You are unpopular because you are too free with your quips and sarcastic comments.
2823. quirk
释义: startling twise; caprice
例句: By a quirk of fate, he found himself working for the man whom he had discharged years before.
2824. quisling
释义: traitor who aids invaders
例句: In his conquest of Europe, Hitler was aided by the quislings who betrayed their own people and served in the puppet governments established by the Nazis.
2825. quiver
释义: case for arrows
例句: Robin Hood reached back and plucked one last arrow from his quiver.
2826. quixotic
释义: idealistic but impractical
例句: His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these quixotic schemes.
2827. quizzical
释义: bantering; comical; humorously serious
例句: Will Rogers' quizzical remarks endeared him to his audiences.
2828. quorum
释义: number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
例句: The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a quorum was present.
2829. quotidian
释义: daily; commonplace; customary
例句: To Philip, each new day of his internship was filled with excitement; he could not dismiss his rounds as merely quotidian routine.
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