quail
[kweɪl] noun countable or uncountable (plural quail or quails)
■a small brown bird which is shot for sport or food, or the meat of this bird 鹌鹑•Quails' eggs are considered to be a delicacy.鹌鹑蛋被视为美味的佳肴。
[kweɪl] verb intransitive literary
■to feel or show fear; to want to be able to move away from something because you fear it 害怕；退缩•Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice.查理听到他母亲愤怒的声音，心里不由得感到害怕。 •She quailed before her boss's anger.她在老板发怒前退缩了。 |