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

• Inhibitory effect of Yi Bei Duo Huo Su on experimental atherosclerosis in quails
  贻贝多活素对鹌鹑实验性动脉粥样硬化的影响
• Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable themto spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hidingplaces.
  典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀，凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起，飞离它们的躲藏地。
• We're not hunting quails, are we?
  我们不是来猎杀野鸡的，对吗？
• 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。
• Objective To observe the effects of emodin on experimental fatty livers of quails.
  目的观察大黄素对鹌鹑实验性脂肪肝的影响。
• Those are pigeons and quails.
  那些是鸽子和鹌鹑。
• We established model of experimental atherosclerosis in quails with high cholesterol diet.
  用高脂饮食建立鹌鹑动脉粥样硬化模型，观察各组鹌鹑血脂、斑块发生率、动脉和心脏的病理改变。
• A couple of quails crossing the road.
  一对鹌鹑穿过小路。
• And it was just in time too! Suddenly the quail hunter threw his net over the remaining quails.
  就在此时，猎人的网突然从天而降网住了所有仍在原地的鹌鹑。
• Inhibitory Effect of Aleurites montana on Experimental Atherosclerosis in Quails
  千年桐对鹌鹑实验性动脉粥样硬化影响