quail的中文翻譯是什麼意思

quail

US/kwel/
UK/kweɪl/

n. 鵪鶉; 鵪鶉肉; <美俚>女大學生

vi. 沮喪; 畏縮,膽怯; 感到恐懼

vt. 使沮喪; 使畏縮

quail柯林斯釋義

N-COUNT鵪鶉

A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.

  • I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.

    我用那隻槍打死過幾百隻鵪鶉。

VERB膽怯;畏縮;害怕;退縮

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...

    這些話讓我們許多人膽怯了。

  • He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought.

    他告訴娜奧米,她正變得和馬婭一樣。一想到這裡,娜奧米便不寒而慄。

quail英文釋義

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場景例句

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

      吉莫邁步進了門, 彷彿一條獵犬嗅到了鵪鶉的氣味,一動不動了.

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

      山齒鶉北美洲一種小鵪鶉 ( 山齒鶉 ),羽毛呈褐色,有白斑.

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

      詩105:40他們一求 、 他就使鵪鶉飛來 、 並用天上的糧食、叫他們飽足.

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

      吉姆站在屋裡的門口邊, 紋絲不動地好像獵犬嗅到了鵪鶉的氣味似的.

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

      淋巴線腫的和鵪鶉蛋一樣大, 是不是很嚴重.

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      quail詞性變形

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