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单词 quail
释义 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。
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