quail是什么意思？

quail

英[kweɪl] 美[kwel]

• n. 鹌鹑，鹌鹑肉，<美俚>女大学生；
• vi. 沮丧，畏缩，胆怯，感到恐惧；
• vt. 使沮丧，使畏缩；

复数：quail; quails;

第三人称单数：quails;

过去式：quailed;

过去分词：quailed;

现在分词：quailing;

例句

• quail call 引诱鹌鹑入网用的哨笛声
• Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail. 吉姆站在屋里的门口边, 纹丝不动地好像猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味似的.
• Other interests: Owns six cars, including a 1932 Cadillac Phaeton . Shoots quail. Golfs. 其他爱好: 有六辆汽车, 包括一辆1932年的卡迪拉克. 有射击恐惧症. 爱好高尔夫.
• The very words make many of us quail. 这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
• They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit. 他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
• Quail and Foie Gras Lollipops with Leek and wild Mushroom Cannelloni. 鹌鹑伴鸭润入棒筒搭香韭野菇粉卷.
• The very words make many of us quail... 这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
• I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun. 我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  鹌鹑
  A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
  例句
  I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun. 我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
• VERB
  胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩
  If someone or something makes you quail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
  例句
  The very words make many of us quail... 这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。 He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought. 他告诉娜奥米，她正变得和马娅一样。一想到这里，娜奥米便不寒而栗。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  鹌鹑
  a bevy of quails 一群鹌鹑 quail call 引诱鹌鹑入网用的哨笛声
• vi.
  害怕,发抖,畏缩
  I quailed at the danger. 我一遇到危险,心里就发毛。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
  2. small gallinaceous game birds
• Verb
  1. draw back, as with fear or pain;
  "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"