quailing的中文翻譯是什麼意思

quailing

/kweɪlɪŋ/

v. 害怕,發抖,畏縮( quail的現在分詞 )

quailing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。