quails

英 [kweɪlz]

美 [kweɪlz]

n.  鹌鹑; 鹌鹑肉
v.  感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩
quail的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• To serve, divide the onion and bacon mixture between 4 serving plates. Arrange the sardine fillets on top, then place four poached quails 'eggs around the fillet.
  装盘时，把洋葱和培根的混合物分成4份，把沙丁鱼片放在上面，然后在周围摆四个鹌鹑蛋。
• Pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins.
  雉；火鸡；松鸡；山鹑；鹌鹑；鸡；丛林火鸡；凤冠雉；麝雉。
• A bevy of quails lit in the tress near our house.
  一群鹌鹑停落在我家附近的树上。
• The hunter grabbed all the quails, stuffed them in his baskets, and took them home to his wife.
  猎人逮住所有鹌鹑塞满篮子，带回家交给妻子。
• The Effect of Different Energy Level in Feed on Growth and Development of Quails before Laying Period
  饲粮能量水平对产蛋前鹌鹑生长发育的影响
• Results showed that chickens, quails, patridges were included as highly susceptible host.
  结果表明：鸡、鹌鹑、鹧鸪对两毒株均具有高度的易感性；
• We're not hunting quails, are we?
  我们不是来猎杀野鸡的，对吗？
• These days the quails have become very unified.
  这几天鹌鹑们变得很不一样了。
• He also invited other quails to attend the meeting.
  他同时也邀请了其他的鹌鹑参加了这次聚会。
• A couple of quails crossing the road.
  一对鹌鹑穿过小路。