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quail

英 [kweɪl]

美 [kweɪl]

n.  鹌鹑; 鹌鹑肉
v.  感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩

复数:quails 过去式:quailed 第三人称单数:quails 过去分词:quailed 现在分词:quailing 

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Collins.1 / BNC.22344 / COCA.13122

牛津词典

    noun

    • 鹌鹑;鹌鹑肉
      a small brown bird, whose meat and eggs are used for food; the meat of this bird

      verb

      • 感觉(或显出)恐惧;胆怯;畏缩
        to feel frightened or to show that you are frightened

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT 鹌鹑
          Aquailis a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
          1. I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
            我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
          2. Quailis the meat of this bird eaten as food.
            鹌鹑肉
          3. They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
            他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
        • VERB 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩
          If someone or something makes youquail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
          1. The very words make many of us quail...
            这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
          2. He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought.
            他告诉娜奥米,她正变得和马娅一样。一想到这里,娜奥米便不寒而栗。

        英英释义

        noun

        • small gallinaceous game birds
          1. flesh of quail

            verb

            双语例句

            • Small old world birds resembling but not related to true quail.
              与鹌鹑相似但无关的小型欧洲鸟。
            • Quail, all kinds of eggs: 3094;
              鹌鹑、各种鸟蛋:3094枚;
            • And quail deep processing and the development of new technologies.
              以及鹌鹑的深加工和新技术的开发。
            • Here one can taste pepper, cornel, berry, currants home-distilled vodka, various pickles, lavish and diverse food, and fresh quail eggs.
              在这里人们可以品尝辣椒、山茱萸、浆果、葡萄干制作的伏特加,以及各种泡菜、奢华和多样的食物,此外还有新鲜的鹌鹑蛋。
            • Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.
              鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高,不宜多吃。
            • Cherry tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, quail egg, french bean, red bean.
              樱桃蕃茄,黄瓜,花菜,鹌鹑蛋,刀豆,红豆。
            • ( US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse.
              (美国用法)鹌鹑或松鸡的肉。
            • The Genetic Polymorphism of the Erythrocyte and Plasma Esterase in Maroon, White and Yellow Feather Quail
              栗羽、白羽和黄羽三种羽色鹌鹑红细胞和血浆酯酶的遗传多态性
            • Quail eggs nourishing than the role of eggs, but can also use the eggs.
              鹌鹑蛋的滋补作用要强于鸡蛋,但也可以使用鸡蛋。
            • As for quail eggs to prevent diarrhea, I heard.
              至于鹌鹑蛋能防腹泻,我没听说过。