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quail SHOW FEARkweIlv [I]literary to feel or show fear; to want to able to move away from something because you fear it害怕;退缩I was quailing with fear as I opened the envelope containing my exam results.在打开装着考试成绩的信封时,我战战兢兢。Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice.查理害怕他母亲愤怒的声音。She quailed before her boss's anger.她在老板的怒火前退缩了。
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