quailed是什么意思？

quailed

• v. 害怕，发抖，畏缩( quail的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• His heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape. 面对这金字塔般的庞然大物,他的心不由得一阵畏缩.
• I quailed at the danger. 我一遇到危险,心里就发毛.
• 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。

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。