quail

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基本解释

• n. 鵪鶉；北美鶉；鵪鶉肉
• v. 畏縮，膽怯；感到恐懼
• n. (Quail) （美、愛）奎爾（人名）

词根记忆

• 原意爲“鵪鶉”，鵪鶉膽子較小，所以就有了“恐懼”的意思
• “愧”→有愧於人→畏懼，顫抖

同根派生

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英汉例句

• They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
  他們正餐喫的是鮭魚、鵪鶉肉和水果。
• I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
  我用那衹槍打死過幾百衹鵪鶉。
• The very words make many of us quail.
  這些話讓我們許多人膽怯了。
• They dined off salmon, quail, and fruit.
  他們正餐喫的是鮭魚、鵪鶉肉和水果。
• I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun.
  我用那衹槍打死過幾百衹鵪鶉。

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词组短语

短語

• quail egg 鵪鶉蛋

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• a small, brown bird that is shot for sport or food, or the meat of this bird
• to feel or show fear; to want to be able to move away from something because you fear it

柯林斯英英字典

• A quail is a type of bird that lives on the ground and is often shot and eaten.
• If someone or something makes you quail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.

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