英语词汇quail怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

quail

kweɪl  kweɪl 

Word forms: plural quails, plural quail, 3rd person singular present tense quails, present participle quailing, past tense , past participle quailed

1 N-COUNT 鹌鹑 A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten. 鹌鹑

I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.

我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

Quail is 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。

2 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. 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩 [literary]

The very words make many of us quail. [VERB]

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. [VERB + at]

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。

SYN shrink, cringe, flinch, shake

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单词	quail
释义	quail kweɪl  kweɪl  Word forms: plural quails, plural quail, 3rd person singular present tense quails, present participle quailing, past tense , past participle quailed 1 N-COUNT 鹌鹑 A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten. 鹌鹑 I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun. 我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。 Quail is 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。 2 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. 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩 [literary] The very words make many of us quail. [VERB] 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. [VERB + at] 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。 SYN shrink, cringe, flinch, shake Trends of quail View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years Image of quail × Image of quail
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