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
- Quail, all kinds of eggs: 3094;
鹌鹑、各种鸟蛋：3094枚； - 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 coccidiosis is a common disease, may cause great losses in quail breeding.
鹌鹑球虫病是鹌鹑的一种常见病，给鹌鹑养殖业造成了巨大损失。 - 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。 - Small old world birds resembling but not related to true quail.
与鹌鹑相似但无关的小型欧洲鸟。 - 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。 - 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。 - The very words make many of us quail
这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。 - Everything's ready for the quail hunt!
一切都准备好去猎鹌鹑了！