Quail
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n. 鹌鹑;鹌鹑肉;<美俚>女大学生;
vi. 沮丧;畏缩，胆怯;感到恐惧;
vt. 使沮丧;使畏缩;
📝 例句
I quailed with fear at the thought of telling her the bad news.
我一想到要告诉她这个坏消息就不寒而栗。
a covey of quail(s)
一窝鹌鹑
a covey of quail(s)
一窝鹌鹑
they went to the village afoot; quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback.
他们步行去了那个村庄；步行或骑马都可以捕捉到鹌鹑。
He shot quail for the market.
他把打下的鹌鹑卖到集市上去。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“窥鸥”:鹌鹑偷窥海鸥怕被吃
※ qu-拼音“去”,ail-生病:好多人畏缩去医院看病
※ qu-拼音“去”,ail-生病:匈奴一听到霍去病的名字就感到恐惧
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
quail
n
(pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作 quails)
(a) [C] small bird, similar to a partridge 鹌鹑. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page v.
(b) [U] its meat as food （食用的）鹌鹑肉.
quail v [I, Ipr]
~ (at/before sb/sth) feel or show fear; flinch 感到或显露恐惧、 害怕或胆怯; 畏缩
His heart quailed. 他心惊胆战.
She quailed at the prospect of addressing such a large crowd. 她想到要在大庭广众之中讲话心里就发毛.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kweil]n. 鹌鹑vi. 胆怯, 畏缩
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That's OK. Everybody else does, too. See you tomorrow.
没关系。大家都是这样。明天见。
I think it's going to be too small.
我认为它将太小。
Sorry, I don't know.
对不起，我不知道。