quails

英 [kweɪlz]

美 [kweɪlz]

n.  鹌鹑; 鹌鹑肉
v.  感觉(或显出)恐惧; 胆怯; 畏缩
quail的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鹌鹑
  Aquailis a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
  1. I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
     我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
  2. Quailis the meat of this bird eaten as food.
     鹌鹑肉
  3. They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
     他们正餐吃的是鲑鱼、鹌鹑肉和水果。
• VERB 胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩
  If someone or something makes youquail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
  1. The very words make many of us quail...
     这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。
  2. He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought.
     他告诉娜奥米，她正变得和马娅一样。一想到这里，娜奥米便不寒而栗。

双语例句

• Swirl the simmering water with a wooden spoon to create a whirlpool effect, then gently pour the quails 'eggs into the centre of the whirlpool.
  用木勺转圈搅动煨着的水，转成漩涡状，然后把鹌鹑蛋轻轻倒入漩涡中心。
• Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable themto spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hidingplaces.
  典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀，凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起，飞离它们的躲藏地。
• These days the quails have become very unified.
  这几天鹌鹑们变得很不一样了。
• I went out to pop some quails.
  我出去打几只鹌鹑。
• We established model of experimental atherosclerosis in quails with high cholesterol diet.
  用高脂饮食建立鹌鹑动脉粥样硬化模型，观察各组鹌鹑血脂、斑块发生率、动脉和心脏的病理改变。
• Pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins.
  雉；火鸡；松鸡；山鹑；鹌鹑；鸡；丛林火鸡；凤冠雉；麝雉。
• The next day the hunter lured the quails with his quail call as usual.
  第二天，猎人像往常一样用叫声来引诱鹌鹑。
• We're not hunting quails, are we?
  我们不是来猎杀野鸡的，对吗？
• Inhibitory Effect of Aleurites montana on Experimental Atherosclerosis in Quails
  千年桐对鹌鹑实验性动脉粥样硬化影响
• Study of Dietary Lutein on Growth Performance and Immune Functions of Quails
  叶黄素对鹌鹑生长及免疫机能影响的研究