橘子朗文词典

quail

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音标发音

  • 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.