quail
英 [kweɪl]
美 [kweɪl]
n. 鹌鹑; 鹌鹑肉
v. 感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩
复数：quails 过去式：quailed 第三人称单数：quails 过去分词：quailed 现在分词：quailing
Collins.1 / BNC.22344 / COCA.13122
牛津词典
noun
- 鹌鹑；鹌鹑肉
a small brown bird, whose meat and eggs are used for food; the meat of this bird
verb
- 感觉（或显出）恐惧；胆怯；畏缩
to feel frightened or to show that you are frightened
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 鹌鹑
Aquailis a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.- I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。 - Quailis the meat of this bird eaten as food.
鹌鹑肉 - They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
- I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
- VERB 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩
If someone or something makes youquail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.- 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。
- The very words make many of us quail...
英英释义
noun
- small gallinaceous game birds
- flesh of quail
verb
- draw back, as with fear or pain
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
双语例句
- Everything's ready for the quail hunt!
一切都准备好去猎鹌鹑了！ - A small North American quail ( Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings.
北美洲一种小鹌鹑（山齿鹑），羽毛呈褐色，有白斑。 - Quail Creek Chardonnay starts off with aromas of apple, pear and hints of banana on the nose.
鹌鹑小河夏得乃白酒从苹果、梨的芳香和鼻子上香蕉的线索开始。 - Quail eggs nourishing than the role of eggs, but can also use the eggs.
鹌鹑蛋的滋补作用要强于鸡蛋，但也可以使用鸡蛋。 - A variety of button quail having stripes.
三趾鹑的变种，身上有条纹。 - Many people like to eat eggs Jiuniang, but here Jiuniang wolfberry recommended that the quail eggs with eggs.
很多人喜欢吃酒酿鸡蛋，但这里推荐的枸杞酒酿蛋用的是鹌鹑蛋。 - As for quail eggs to prevent diarrhea, I heard.
至于鹌鹑蛋能防腹泻，我没听说过。 - ( US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse.
（美国用法）鹌鹑或松鸡的肉。 - The very words make many of us quail
这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。 - They sent the dogs in, just like you would if you were stalking boar or shooting quail.
他们放了狗，就像在打野猪，或者打鹌鹑。