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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Q, q /kjuː/ noun (plural Q’s, q’s) [countable, uncountable]  SLAthe 17th letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的第十七个字母 mind your p’s and q’s at mind2(23), → Q-tip
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QCan Q get to Bishop before Bishop kills everyone?Other things being equal, the level of investment will rise from Q to Q 1.Bogwood with fungus Q I have a tank which has two pieces of bogwood in it.Made from silk protein, it makes hair shine like glass. Q My hair is layered and very fly-away.Starting with sunfish Q I would like to keep Pumpkinseed fish.Tanganyikans in small tanks Q I plan to set up a tank for Tanganyikan cichlids.
nQ., q. (also Q, q British English)ASK A QUESTIONthe written abbreviation of question / question 的书面缩写 ,问题 a Q and A session (=a time when people can ask questions and get answers) 问答时间 FAQ
Q nounQ.Chinese
English the of the alphabet 17th letter Corpus


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Q , q /kjuː/ (plural Q’s, q’s) noun [uncountable and countable]
the 17th letter of the English alphabet ⇨ mind your p’s and q’s at mind2(23), ⇨ Q-tip


QBrE /kjuː/ 🔊NAmE /kjuː/ 🔊 noun (also q) [countable, uncountable] (
plural
Qs
, Q's, q's BrE /kjuːz/ 🔊 NAmE /kjuːz/ 🔊
)
the 17th letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的第 17 个字母'Queen' begins with (a) Q/'Q'.queen 一词以字母 q 开头。   see also Q-tip™
QBrE /kjuː/ 🔊NAmE /kjuː/ 🔊 abbreviationquestion 问题;疑问ˌmind your Ps and ˈQs(informal) to behave in the most polite way you can 要礼貌庄重