词汇 quail 在中文的含义

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quail

US /kweɪl/
UK /kweɪl/
"quail" picture

名词

鹌鹑

a small, short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a small partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage.

示例:
We saw a covey of quail near the stream.
我们在小溪边看到一群鹌鹑
The hunter aimed at the flying quail.
猎人瞄准了飞翔的鹌鹑

动词

畏缩, 胆怯

feel or show apprehension; hesitate or recoil in fear.

示例:
She saw the large dog and began to quail.
她看到那只大狗,开始畏缩
He would not quail before any challenge.
他不会在任何挑战面前退缩