| 释义 |
[ˈkweɪl]| For the noun: | quail | | Plural form: | quail, quails |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | quail⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (flinch, tremble) | 胆怯
dǎn qiè | | | | 畏缩
wèi suō | | | Laura was clearly furious and Valerie quailed before her. | | quail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bird) (一种鸟类) | 鹌鹑
ān chún | | | Quails are small game birds. | | | | 其他翻译 | | quail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (meat) | 鹌鹑肉
| | | We're eating quail for dinner tonight. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: quail [ kweIl] I n [c] (=bird) 鹌(鵪)鹑(鶉) ānchún [只 zhī] II vi (liter)▶ to quail (at sth) (对(對)某事)感到不寒而栗(慄) (duì mǒushì) gǎndào bù hán ér lì |