柯林斯詞典quail /kwe?l/ (quailing,quailed,quails,quail) 1. N-COUNT A quail is a type of bird that lives on the ground and is often shot and eaten. 鵪鶉2. V-I If someone or something makes you quail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate. 畏縮[文學(xué)性] The very words make many of us quail. 這幾個(gè)字眼讓我們中的很多人都感到畏縮。 He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought. 他告訴內(nèi)奧米說(shuō)，她正變得像瑪雅一樣。內(nèi)奧米讓該念頭嚇住了。 返回 quail劍橋詞典a small , brown bird that is shot for sport or food , or the meat of this bird 鵪鶉 Quails' eggs are considered to be a delicacy . 鵪鶉蛋被視為美味佳肴。 返回 quail