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. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。

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.