quail

🇺🇸 /kweɪl/ 🇬🇧 /kweɪl/
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noun
R

A small brown bird that people eat, and whose eggs are also used as food.

The chef prepared a delicious dish using quail meat.

厨师用鹌鹑肉做了一道美味的菜肴。

verb
R

To become scared or to show that you are scared.

When he saw the spider, he quailed in fear.

当他看到蜘蛛时,他因害怕而畏缩。

translation

n. 鹌鹑
v. 畏惧

词形变化

3rd Present quails
Past quailed
Perfect quailed
Progressive quailing
Plural quails