quail

英[kweɪl] 美[kweɪl]
  • n. 鹌鹑
  • vi. 畏缩；胆怯
quail quailed quailed quailing quails
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星级词汇:
  • qua prep.作为；以之...身份或资格

详细释义

Noun:
  1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

  2. small gallinaceous game birds

Verb:
  1. draw back, as with fear or pain;

    "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

双语例句

1. They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The very words make many of us quail.
这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。

来自辞典例句

4. 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.

来自辞典例句

5. 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.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Suddenly the quail hunter threw his net over the remaining quails.
      很快鹌鹑猎手就把他的网撒到了剩下的鹌鹑上。
    2. But if you need a right quail, it has to be fleshly or it dries out too easily.
      不过要挑对新鲜鹌鹑，肉质要丰嫩，不然很容易干粗。

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quaint quagmire quailty quail at quail egg Quail pox quail eggs quail call Quail-Dove quail embryo quail before quail-eggs
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