quail

noun

1. small gallinaceous game birds

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

verb

1. draw back, as with fear or pain

e.g. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

Synonym: flinchsquinchfunkcringeshrinkwincerecoil

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

e.g. I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

2. 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.

e.g. The very words make many of us quail...
这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
e.g. 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。

1. 鹌鹑：--鷭(water-hen)和陆秧鸡(landrail)都 属于这一目,然而前者几乎和水姑丁一样是水栖性的,后者几乎和鹌鹑(quail)或鹧鸪 (partridge)一样是陆栖性的. 在这些例子以及其他能够举出的例子里,都是习性已经 变化而构造并不相应地变化. 高地鹅的蹼脚在

2. 鹑：有这样的事实摆在我们面前,可知许多鸟类每年被大风吹过海洋的巨大空间,每年迁徙--例如,几百万只三趾鹑(quail)飞过地中海,它们一定会偶然地把附着在脚或喙上的污物中的种籽输送出去,对此我们还能有所怀疑吗?

3. quail的意思

3. 畏惧：生气才会痛苦(anguish),懒鬼才会衰弱(languish)表达清楚有艺术(articulate),骂人有污点(maculate),一加就喷出(ejaculate),一骂死割除(emasculate)生病的屁股攻击你(assail),快鹅病痛生畏惧(quail),旅游生病真痛苦(travail),

4. quail的反义词

4. 畏惧;畏缩;沮丧：deft 敏捷熟练的, 灵巧的 | quail ) 畏惧;畏缩;沮丧 | quaint 离奇有趣的, 奇怪的, 做得很精巧的