noun🔗Share一叠纸,一个帖。 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."The print shop ordered several quires of thick, cream-colored paper for the wedding invitations. "这家印刷店订购了几叠厚厚的米色纸,用来印制结婚请柬。stationerymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share书帖,纸叠。 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."The bookbinder carefully assembled the quires, stitching each set of folded paper before binding them into the final book. "装订工匠小心翼翼地整理好各个书帖,在把它们装订成书之前,先把每一叠折叠好的纸张缝合起来。stationerymaterialwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小册子, 短篇作品 A book, poem, or pamphlet."The students were asked to submit their short stories as individual quires, each neatly stapled. "学生们被要求以单独的小册子形式提交他们的短篇小说,每本都整齐地装订好。literaturewritingstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share装订成册,订成书帖 To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper."The printer's apprentice quires the paper for the new book, carefully stitching together the sheets. "印刷厂的学徒正在装订新书的纸张,小心地把书页订成书帖。stationerywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share合唱团, 唱诗班 A choir."The school quires will perform a concert next week featuring songs from around the world. "下周学校的合唱团将举办一场音乐会,演唱来自世界各地的歌曲。musicgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."The architect's plan showed the quires extending outwards from the central altar, providing ample space for the singers. "建筑师的平面图显示,唱诗班席从中央祭坛向外延伸,为歌唱者提供了充足的空间。architecturereligionareabuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share合唱,齐唱。 To sing in concert."The church choir quires beautifully every Sunday morning, filling the space with harmonious voices. "每个星期天早上,教堂唱诗班都会优美地齐唱,用和谐的歌声充满整个空间。musicentertainmentgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading