quail
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural quail or quails
plural quail or quails
Learner's definition of QUAIL
1
[count] : a kind of small wild bird that is often hunted鹑；鹌鹑
2
[noncount] : the meat of quail eaten as food鹌鹑肉
- We had quail for dinner.我们晚餐吃了鹌鹑肉。
2 quail /ˈkweɪl/ verb
quails; quailed; quailing
2 quail
/ˈkweɪl/
verb
quails; quailed; quailing
Learner's definition of QUAIL
[no object] literary
: to feel afraid and often to show your fear in a way that can be clearly seen（感到或显得）胆怯恐惧
- Other politicians quailed before him.在他面前，其他政治人物都显得有点胆怯。
- He quailed at the thought of seeing her again.一想到还要见到她，他就感到害怕。
- go hungry
- go hunting
- go in
- going
- -going
- going about my business
- going about their business
- going according to schedule
- (going) after the principal's scalp
- going after the principal's scalp
- going anywhere
- going around in circles
- going at it hammer and tongs
- going bowling
- going concern
- going concerns
- going door to door
- going down the drain
- going down the pan
- going down the plughole
- going fishing
- going for the gold
- going full blast
- going full speed ahead
- going/getting nowhere fast