quail
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
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。
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。
1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2. small gallinaceous game birds
1. draw back, as with fear or pain;
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.