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
- The very words make many of us quail
这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。 - And quail deep processing and the development of new technologies.
以及鹌鹑的深加工和新技术的开发。 - Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.
鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高，不宜多吃。 - I am making quail and some caviar.
我在做鹌鹑和鱼子酱。 - Of course she was overjoyed, and they invited all their friends over for a big quail feast.
当然，他的妻子喜出望外，他们邀请了所有的朋友美美的享用了一顿鹌鹑大餐。 - Small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains.
与三趾鹑有亲缘关系的澳大利亚小鸟；被归为涉水鸟类但经常在大草原上栖息。 - In the valley below ran a hungry dog, sniffing along the ground as if in search of mice or quail.
从山谷里跑来了一条饥肠辘辘的狗，它沿路嗅探，仿佛在寻找小耗子或者小鹌鹑。 - 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。 - You must have another wife somewhere, who is feasting on quail meat at this very moment!
你一定养了别的女人，她此刻正吃着鹌鹑肉呢！ - Everything's ready for the quail hunt!
一切都准备好去猎鹌鹑了！