quail meaning in English
n.
(pl. quail(s) )
1.【动物；动物学】鹌鹑。
2.〔美俚〕女大学生；漂亮姑娘。
短语和例子
vi.
沮丧；畏缩 (at before to)。
vt.
〔古语〕使沮丧；使畏缩。
Examples
- Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush .
鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。 - What they did to a sensitive stomach made seasoned sailors quail .
这种局面使习惯航海的水兵都感到胃口不舒服。 - The quail were walking around like pullets, seeming all dainty and unseen .
雏鸡似的鹌鹑在周围漫步，一副旁若无人的神气，十分娇美。 - The early silence was broken only by the calls of a covey of quail crossing the lawn .
只有草坪上飘来的几声鹌鹑的啼鸣打破清晨的寂静。 - I had to stem a rapid rush of retrospective thought before i quailed to the dismal present .
我得先和激流般的回忆搏斗一下，才不会在可怕的现实面前屈服。