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quire

/ˈkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Meanings
noun

纸叠，书帖

One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.

Examples :

"The teacher asked each student to take a quire of paper from the stack for the exam. "
老师让每个学生从那叠纸里拿一帖纸来考试。
stationery material writing
noun

书帖，四折页。

A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.

Examples :

"The student carefully removed a quire of blank paper from the printer tray, ready to begin writing her essay. "
学生小心地从打印机纸盒里取出一叠空白纸，准备开始写论文。
stationery writing material item
noun

唱诗班席，圣坛区域。

One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse.

Examples :

"The sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the quire, illuminating the choir as they rehearsed for Sunday's service. "
阳光穿过唱诗班席的花窗玻璃，照亮了正在为周日礼拜排练的唱诗班。(Yángguāng chuānguò chàngshī bān xí de huāchuāng bōlí, zhào liàng le zhèngzài wèi zhōurì lǐbài páiliàn de chàngshī bān.)
architecture religion building area

Related Words

Illustration beautifully

beautifully adverb

/ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)li/

美丽地， 漂亮地

"The dancer moved beautifully across the stage. "

那个舞者在舞台上舞动得非常美丽动人。

Illustration architectural

architectural adjective

/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl/

建筑的，建筑学的

"The architectural design of the new school building is impressive. "

这所新学校的建筑设计令人印象深刻。

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

收藏，聚集，汇集

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

小行星带由聚集的尘埃、碎石和小行星构成。

Illustration signature

signature noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃə/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

签名，署名

"The teacher asked each student to write their signature on the permission slip. "

老师要求每个学生在同意书上签名。

Illustration submitting

submitting verb

/səbˈmɪtɪŋ/ /sʌbˈmɪtɪŋ/

屈服，顺从.

"They will not submit to the destruction of their rights."

他们绝不会屈服于对其权利的剥夺。

Illustration signatures

signatures noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃərz/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃʊrz/

签名，署名

"The teacher needed parents' signatures on the permission slips before the field trip. "

老师需要在实地考察之前收到家长们在许可单上的签名。

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

最初，起初，本来。

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

最初，这张纸是白色的，但随着时间的推移，它变黄了。

Illustration submitted

submitted verb

/səbˈmɪtɪd/

屈服，顺从

"They will not submit to the destruction of their rights."

他们绝不会屈服于对其权利的剥夺。

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

Illustration handwritten

handwritten verb

/ˈhændˌrɪtən/ /ˈhændˌrɪtn̩/

手写，笔书。

"My grandmother still handwrites letters to me instead of using email. "

我奶奶现在还手写信给我，而不是用电子邮件。

Illustration twentieth

twentieth noun

/ˈtwɛni.əθ/

第二十名, 二十位

"In the line-up for school pictures, the twentieth student was wearing a blue shirt. "

在学校拍照排队时，第二十位的学生穿着一件蓝色衬衫。

Illustration illuminating

illuminating verb

/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /-ɾɪŋ/

照亮，照明

"The desk lamp is illuminating my textbook so I can study better. "

台灯照亮了我的课本，这样我能更好地学习。