quail中文什么意思

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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
vi.
沮丧；畏缩 (at before to)。vt.
〔古语〕使沮丧；使畏缩。

quail at: 畏缩
abalone and quail: 鲍鱼鹌鹑
banded quail: 斑鹑
blue quail: 蓝胸鹑
braised quail: 走油鹑脯; 熘鹌鹑

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例句与用法

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。
I quailed momentarily - then i rallied
我一时有些畏缩一但随后便振作起来了。
Cowards always quail before the enemy
在敌人面前,胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
No , l don ' t even know what the fuck a quail is
不,我连鹌鹑是什么都不知道
It cannot be that lion - heart quails at the coming conflict
我的勇士不该为这次决斗胆怯

英文释义

名词

small gallinaceous game birds
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

动词

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.

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