英语词汇“quiverful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quiverful

/ˈkwɪvəfʊl

/ /ˈkwɪvəf(ə)l/

noun (plural quiverfuls)

1The amount of arrows a quiver can hold: figurative he is a writer with a quiverful of credits to his name...

I quickly took the bow and a quiverful of blue-fletched arrows.
As a result, he was able to announce plenty of studies at the weekend: he could promise a quiverful of feasibility reports and a truckful of work in progress.
Just two months into his Fulbright fellowship, he already has a quiverful of stories about birdcalls in the Himalayas.

1.1British humorous A large number of offspring: he had one of his quiverful with him

With biblical allusion to Ps. 127:5

Mid 19th century: from quiver² + -ful.

单词	quiverful
释义	quiverful /ˈkwɪvəfʊl / /ˈkwɪvəf(ə)l/ noun (plural quiverfuls) 1The amount of arrows a quiver can hold: figurative he is a writer with a quiverful of* credits to his name... I quickly took the bow and a quiverful of blue-fletched arrows. As a result, he was able to announce plenty of studies at the weekend: he could promise a quiverful of feasibility reports and a truckful of work in progress. Just two months into his Fulbright fellowship, he already has a quiverful of stories about birdcalls in the Himalayas. 1.1British humorous* A large number of offspring: he had one of his quiverful with him With biblical allusion to Ps. 127:5 Origin Mid 19th century: from quiver² + -ful.
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