quail
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [kwe?l]
- 美式音標(biāo) [kwe?l]
- 國際音標(biāo) [kweil]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 鵪鶉；北美鶉；鵪鶉肉
- v. 畏縮，膽怯；感到恐懼
- n. (Quail) （美、愛）奎爾（人名）
詞根記憶
- 原意為“鵪鶉”，鵪鶉膽子較小，所以就有了“恐懼”的意思
- “愧”→有愧于人→畏懼，顫抖
英漢例句
- They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
他們正餐吃的是鮭魚、鵪鶉肉和水果。 - I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
我用那只槍打死過幾百只鵪鶉。 - The very words make many of us quail.
這些話讓我們許多人膽怯了。 - They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
他們正餐吃的是鮭魚、鵪鶉肉和水果。 - I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
我用那只槍打死過幾百只鵪鶉。
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
- 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.