A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
例句
I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.我用那只槍打死過幾百只鵪鶉。
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.
例句
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。一想到這里，娜奧米便不寒而栗。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
鵪鶉
a bevy of quails一群鵪鶉quail call引誘鵪鶉入網(wǎng)用的哨笛聲
vi.
害怕,發(fā)抖,畏縮
I quailed at the danger.我一遇到危險,心里就發(fā)毛。
英英詞典釋義
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"