quail的中文翻译是什么意思

quail

US/kwel/
UK/kweɪl/

n. 鹌鹑; 鹌鹑肉; <美俚>女大学生

vi. 沮丧; 畏缩,胆怯; 感到恐惧

vt. 使沮丧; 使畏缩

quail柯林斯释义

N-COUNT鹌鹑

A quail is 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。

VERB胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩

If someone or something makes you quail, 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。

quail英文释义

Noun

1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

    2. small gallinaceous game birds

      Verb

      1. draw back, as with fear or pain;

      • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

      quail场景例句

      Jim stepped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.

      吉莫迈步进了门, 仿佛一条猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味,一动不动了.

      A small North American quail ( Colinus virginianus ) having brown plumage with white markings.

      山齿鹑北美洲一种小鹌鹑 ( 山齿鹑 ),羽毛呈褐色,有白斑.

      They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

      诗105:40他们一求 、 他就使鹌鹑飞来 、 并用天上的粮食、叫他们饱足.

      Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.

      吉姆站在屋里的门口边, 纹丝不动地好像猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味似的.

      Lymphatic line is mixed quail egg is equally big, it is very serious.

      淋巴线肿的和鹌鹑蛋一样大, 是不是很严重.

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      quail词性变形

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