quails
n. 鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 ); 鹌鹑肉
v. 害怕,发抖,畏缩( quail的第三人称单数 )
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。
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。
Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush.
鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响.
I went out to pop some quails.
我出去打几只鹌鹑.
A bevy of quails lit in the tress near our house.
一群鹌鹑停落在我家附近的树上.
Then he called together his whole nation a thousand quails.
于是他召集了他的王国的上千只鹌鹑们.
Then he called together his whole nation of a thousand quails.
于是他召集整个王国一千只鹌鹑,也邀请其他鹌鹑参加这次会议.