quail中文什么意思

n.
(pl. quail(s) )
1.【动物；动物学】鹌鹑。
2.〔美俚〕女大学生；漂亮姑娘。
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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 at:    畏缩
• abalone and quail:    鲍鱼鹌鹑
• banded quail:    斑鹑

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1. 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。
2. I quailed momentarily - then i rallied
   我一时有些畏缩一但随后便振作起来了。
3. Cowards always quail before the enemy
   在敌人面前,胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
4. No , l don ' t even know what the fuck a quail is
   不,我连鹌鹑是什么都不知道
5. 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

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

动词

1. 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

百科释义

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.