quail
美音:
[kweıl
]英音:
[kweıl
]签饼 好运甜饼
难易程度:
quail为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:quailed 过去分词:quailed 现在分词:quailing 第三人称单数:quails 名词复数:quail
近义词, 同义词
quail
/kweɪl; kwel/
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.
/kweɪl; kwel/
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.
(猎鸟,猎禽)鹌鹑的肉;如果是幼鸟,适合于烘烤或烧烤;否则必须炖
quail
(game bird) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised