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。
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.