quail

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• 英式音标 [kweɪl]
• 美式音标 [kweɪl]
• 国际音标 [kweil]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 鹌鹑；北美鹑；鹌鹑肉
• v. 畏缩，胆怯；感到恐惧
• n. (Quail) （美、爱）奎尔（人名）

词根记忆

• 原意为“鹌鹑”，鹌鹑胆子较小，所以就有了“恐惧”的意思
• “愧”→有愧于人→畏惧，颤抖

同根派生

英汉例句

• They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
  他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
• I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
  我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
• The very words make many of us quail.
  这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
• They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
  他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
• I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
  我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

词组短语

短语

• quail egg 鹌鹑蛋

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a small, brown bird that is shot for sport or food, or the meat of this bird
• to feel or show fear; to want to be able to move away from something because you fear it

柯林斯英英字典

• A quail is a type of bird that lives on the ground and is often shot and eaten.
• If someone or something makes you quail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.