quad

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kwɒd/    美 /kwɑd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Clipping of quadrat.; A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type. obsolete
    — “Quadrats, sir. We call 'em quads.” […] Quads are the spaces left between the paragraphs that come white on the paper. If you look here, at this page that is set-up, you will see that they are deeper than the spaces left between the words and letters—regular little trenches.
  2. Clipping of quadrat.; A joke used to fill long days of setting type. obsolete,slang
  3. Clipping of quadrat.; A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre. obsolete
  4. A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard). informal
    — Gilt-backed books on gilded shelf or table caught the eye, and as you turned your glance from the luxurious interiors to the well-shorn lawn in the Quad with its classic fountain also gilded by sunbeams, the mental vision saw plainly written over the whole "The Union of Luxury and Learning."
  5. A horse, from colloquial or humorous quadruped specifically for horse. colloquial,dated
    — The quads is all right, barrin’ that the bay is blind o’ the left eye, and the chestnut a bit weak in the off fore.
  6. Something that is quadruple (four times) the usual amount, number, etc.; A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
  7. Something that is quadruple (four times) the usual amount, number, etc.; A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
  8. Something that is quadruple (four times) the usual amount, number, etc.; A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
    — A grande iced quad latte with milk is $6.65 + tax, whereas a quad over ice with milk added at the self-serve station is only $3.65 + tax
  9. Something that is quadruple (four times) the usual amount, number, etc.; A skate with four wheels.
    — These are the quads I recommend for newbies.
  10. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”). abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
    — The Pair, Triples, and Quads can be formed with both Honor and Suit Tiles.
  11. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).; A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
  12. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).; A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
  13. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).; A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth. informal
    — My husband Jim was home[…] and so were my children: Samantha, 4, and the quadruplets, Zachary, Danielle, Amanda, and Elisabeth. The quads were eighteen months old and in their usual fine form — singing, banging, pushing each other, and toddling into impossible places.
  14. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).; A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
  15. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).; The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume. Mormonism
  16. Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).; Of or relating to quads (four of a kind). attributive,slang
    — Both players had four of a kind. A had quad fours; B had quad deuces.
  17. The quadriceps muscle. informal
    — Aesthetics aside, if you train your quads while neglecting your hamstrings, you're setting yourself up for an eventual injury.
  18. Quadruplex videotape. informal
    — The high band color quadruplex format is recommended for the following reasons: 1. Quad is now the accepted industry standard world-wide with over 90% of all television broadcast operations using this format for video recording.
  19. A quadriplegic person. informal
    — The worse was the realization that this was my new reality. This too was Bill's debut as a husband of a quad and his first social gathering since June 22.
  20. A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
  21. A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
    — Cad was a ferocious driver of a quad, much given to wheelies, jumps and stunts in general.
  22. A quadrilateral. informal
    — System Rasterization Primitives • Polygons • Triangles, Trapezoids, Quads
  23. A quadcopter. informal
    — Today you can buy quadrotor drones—also known as quadcopters—of just about any kind, for just about any price. The extremely wealthy can buy gold-plated quads, and the rest of us can buy tiny plastic ones.
  24. A quadrupel beer. informal
    — So what’s the beer for this great dish? You guessed it — Belgian quad. “I don’t usually pair the same beer with the one used in the recipe,” Bill explains, “but drinking a great quad with this dish really elevates both the food and the beer in a special way.”
动词 v.
  1. To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out. intransitive,transitive
  2. To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it. intransitive,transitive
  3. To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together. transitive
    — Can you "quad" the cable?
  4. To ride a quad bike. intransitive
    — visibility was perfect and mud was plentiful for our quadding adventure.
形容词 adj.
  1. Quadruple, four times the usual size or quantity. not-comparable
    — Printing Plant Machinery, Type, Material, Fittings, Stock-in-Trade, Paper, &c., including QUAD-CROWN CYLINDER MACHINE, With Flyers, Riders, &c., by Miller & Richard.
  2. Quadrille, marked with squares. not-comparable

词形变化

quads plural quads present,singular,third-person quadding participle,present quadded participle,past quadded past

词汇关系

衍生词
em quad en quad mutton quad nut quad dotted quad quad bike quadcore quad meet quad play quad skate quadball Quad Committee quadder quad hockey quadlike quad rugby quad ruled quad suit quad paper quad out
相关词
quadr- quadri- quadru- quin

词源

词源 1
Shortened, via clipping or abbreviation, from various English terms. Ultimately related to Latin quattuor (“4”); compare quadri-, quadruple.
The typography senses are from the abbreviation quad. for obsolete quadrat; the keyboard command comes from the verb sense.
词源 2
Shortened, via clipping or abbreviation, from various English terms. Ultimately related to Latin quattuor (“4”); compare quadri-, quadruple.
The typography senses are from the abbreviation quad. for obsolete quadrat; the keyboard command comes from the verb sense.
词源 3
Shortened, via clipping or abbreviation, from various English terms. Ultimately related to Latin quattuor (“4”); compare quadri-, quadruple.
The typography senses are from the abbreviation quad. for obsolete quadrat; the keyboard command comes from the verb sense.
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