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。