n. (pl. quail(s) ) 1.【动物；动物学】鹌鹑。 2.〔美俚〕女大学生；漂亮姑娘。 短语和例子 a bevy of quails 一群鹌鹑[姑娘]。 a quail pipe (引诱鹌鹑的)鹑笛。 a quail call 鹑笛声。 vi. 沮丧；畏缩 (at before to)。 vt. 〔古语〕使沮丧；使畏缩。
small gallinaceous game birds
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" 同义词：flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil,
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae.
例句与用法
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Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush . 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
2.
What they did to a sensitive stomach made seasoned sailors quail . 这种局面使习惯航海的水兵都感到胃口不舒服。
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The quail were walking around like pullets, seeming all dainty and unseen . 雏鸡似的鹌鹑在周围漫步，一副旁若无人的神气，十分娇美。
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The early silence was broken only by the calls of a covey of quail crossing the lawn . 只有草坪上飘来的几声鹌鹑的啼鸣打破清晨的寂静。
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I had to stem a rapid rush of retrospective thought before i quailed to the dismal present . 我得先和激流般的回忆搏斗一下，才不会在可怕的现实面前屈服。
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A bevy of quails lit in the tress near our house 一群鹌鹑停落在我家附近的树上。
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I quailed momentarily - then i rallied 我一时有些畏缩一但随后便振作起来了。
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Cowards always quail before the enemy 在敌人面前,胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
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No , l don ' t even know what the fuck a quail is 不,我连鹌鹑是什么都不知道
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It cannot be that lion - heart quails at the coming conflict 我的勇士不该为这次决斗胆怯
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