Quail
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n. 鹌鹑;鹌鹑肉;<美俚>女大学生;
vi. 沮丧;畏缩，胆怯;感到恐惧;
vt. 使沮丧;使畏缩;
📝 例句
I quailed with fear at the thought of telling her the bad news.
我一想到要告诉她这个坏消息就不寒而栗。
a covey of quail(s)
一窝鹌鹑
a covey of quail(s)
一窝鹌鹑
they went to the village afoot; quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback.
他们步行去了那个村庄；步行或骑马都可以捕捉到鹌鹑。
He shot quail for the market.
他把打下的鹌鹑卖到集市上去。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“窥鸥”:鹌鹑偷窥海鸥怕被吃
※ qu-拼音“去”,ail-生病:好多人畏缩去医院看病
※ qu-拼音“去”,ail-生病:匈奴一听到霍去病的名字就感到恐惧
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
quail
n
(pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作 quails)
(a) [C] small bird, similar to a partridge 鹌鹑. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page v.
(b) [U] its meat as food （食用的）鹌鹑肉.
quail v [I, Ipr]
~ (at/before sb/sth) feel or show fear; flinch 感到或显露恐惧、 害怕或胆怯; 畏缩
His heart quailed. 他心惊胆战.
She quailed at the prospect of addressing such a large crowd. 她想到要在大庭广众之中讲话心里就发毛.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kweil]n. 鹌鹑vi. 胆怯, 畏缩
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You did a good job.
你做得真棒！
I hope you'll be well soon.
祝你早日恢复健康。
There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the houses, so we have to pump from the river for farm use.
泉水只能满足家庭生活用水，因此我们必须从河里抽水以用于农业生产。