quail[英][kweɪl][美][kwel]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;使畏缩复数: quails 第三人称单数: quails 过去式: quailed 过去分词: quailed 现在分词: quailing双语例句1.The very words make many of us quail.这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。2.What they did to a sensitive stomach made seasoned sailorsquail.这种局面使习惯航海的水兵都感到胃口不舒服。3.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。4.He shot quail for the market.他把打下的鹌鹑卖到集市上去。5.Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.吉姆站在屋里的门口边,纹丝不动地好像猎犬嗅到了鹌鹑的气味似的。